Among the wellknown risk factors for atherosclerosis, obesity was the most prevalent in this series. Esc guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes. Sudden cardiac death after nonstsegment elevation acute. So youve never heard of an acute coronary syndrome. Those wellknown conditions are both acute coronary syndromes, an umbrella term for situations where the blood supplied to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked. Acute coronary syndromes including myocardial infarction. Acute coronary syndrome american heart association. Importance in the current therapeutic era, the risk for sudden cardiac death. Design, setting, and participants this pooled cohort analysis merged. Cardiovascular risk factors and clinical presentation in. Materials and methods this is a retrospective descriptive study conducted in coronary care unit ccu at king khalid hospitalcardiac centre, hail, ksa. Symptoms include chest pain and shortness of breath.
Scores represent a simple, convenient method of risk stratification, in which a number of independent risk factors on. Acute coronary syndrome symptoms and causes mayo clinic. Acs, to develop a risk model and risk score for scd after nste acs, and. Acute coronary syndromes acs in patients presenting without. Acute coronary syndrome is a term used to describe a range of conditions associated with sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart. Acute coronary syndrome refers to a range of conditions in which too little blood can reach the heart, for example, because of a blockage. Risk factors for rehospitalization for acute coronary. Little is known about the factors implicitly used by physicians to determine the pretest probability of risk. Acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, risk factors. Acute coronary syndrome in young people is an increasing health problem.
Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess risk factors associated with acute coronary syndrome in northern saudi arabia. The aim of this study was to find out the common risk factors associated with acute coronary syndrome acs in northern kingdom of saudi arabia ksa. Factors influencing prognosis in acute coronary syndrome gupea. Such estimates have been shown to have moderate to high sensitivity for ace but are conservative. All papers used swedeheart merged with the national cause of. One such condition is a heart attack myocardial infarction when cell death results in damaged or destroyed heart tissue. Association between ischemic and bleeding risk scores and the. The immediate past president of association of ghana industries agi and chancellor of heritage christian university college, amasaman, james asareadjei has graduated from the sbs swiss business school, switzerland with a doctorate in business administrationdba. Risk factors associated with acute coronary syndrome in. Multiple risk scores rs are approved in the prediction of worse prognosis in acute coronary syndromes acs. Risk factors for acute coronary syndrome in patients below. However, if the risk factors for different facets of the combined outcome are different, then different interventions may be necessary to prevent their occurrence. It is crucial to make an early and accurate diagnosis of acs with risk stratification to guide therapy accordingly.
Background emergency physicians frequently assess risk of acute cardiac events aces in patients with undifferentiated chest pain. Even when acute coronary syndrome causes no cell death, the reduced blood flow changes. Application of risks scores in acute coronary syndromes. Although acute coronary syndrome acs mainly occurs in patients 50 years. Pdf risk factors associated with acute coronary syndrome. To investigate the hypothesis that risk factors may be differently related to severity of acute coronary syndromes acs, with st elevation used as a marker of severe acs. To identify factors associated with the risk for scd, a stratified. Acute coronary syndrome acs guidelines recommend the use of newer p2y12 inhibitors prasugrel and ticagrelor over. As such, more insight into the risk factors for acs and coronary revascularization is needed in particular, if these vary from the risk factors for mortality after ami. Factors influencing physician risk estimates for acute.
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