Acute Coronary Syndrome in an Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Referral Centre in Central Nepal: The Spectrum and Coronary Risk Factors
| Autor: | Guruprasad Sogunuru, R Paudel, Mani Prasad Gautam, M. P. Ghimire, Usha Ghimire, L Thapa, Gangapatnam Subramanyam, Gautam Samir, Ramila Shilpakar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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lcsh:R5-920
Acute coronary syndrome medicine.medical_specialty Framingham Risk Score business.industry Unstable angina ST elevation Cardiogenic shock General Medicine medicine.disease Intensive care unit law.invention law Internal medicine Coronary care unit Cardiology Medicine Myocardial infarction lcsh:Medicine (General) business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 52, Iss 190 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 1815-672X 0028-2715 |
| DOI: | 10.31729/jnma.1897 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Acute coronary syndrome is the major leading cause for coronary care unit admission. Its spectrum comprises a variety of disorders including unstable angina, non ST elevation and ST elevation myocardial infarction.Methods: An observational study was designed to study the spectrum of acute coronary syndrome and associated coronary heart disease risk factors in subjects admitted in intensive care unit from August 2009 to September 2010. Details including coronary risk factors and the categories and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome were analyzed.Results: A total of 57 subjects were included in the study. The majority (63.1%) were males. The mean age was 64.54±13.8 years. Five (8.8%) patients were ≤45 years and 29 (50.88%) patients were ≥65 years. Majority of the patients were smokers (50.87%). The other major coronary heart disease risk factors were diabetes (43.85%), hypertension (36.87%), dyslipidemia (26.32%) and previous history of coronary heart disease (31.58%). Coronary heart disease figured prominently in the family history as well (26.32%). ST elevation myocardial infarction was the major category (42.11%) followed by non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and unstable angina (31.58% and 26.32% respectively). Myocardial infarction complicated with cardiogenic shock had very high mortality (83.33%). Conclusions: The ST elevation myocardial infarction was the major clinical form of acute coronary syndrome admitted in intensive care unit. Prevention should be targeted on modifiable risk factors such as the management of risk factors. In addition, the improvement in cardiology service with the establishment of CCU and cathlab might alter the mortality and morbidity in ACS management.Keywords: acute coronary syndrome; coronary risk factors; intensive care unit. |
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