In-Hospital Outcome of Older and Younger Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
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2015
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Background: Acute coronary syndrome is a cardiac emergency. It is increasingly common in
younger peoples. Management of elderly peoples is difficult due to their associated comorbidity.
This study tried to compare the in-hospital outcome of the younger and older patients with acute
coronary syndrome.
Methods: The study was a comparative cross sectional study. Clinical and biochemical evaluation
was done in hospital settings. A total number of 120 patients were included in the study and divided
into two groups according to distribution of age. In group I there were elderly groups of aged >60 yrs.
and in group II there were patients within the age 40 to 60 yrs. All the data were collected systematically
in a preformed data collection form.
Results: Group I populations had more in hospital stay and more complications than group II.
Conclusion: The study revealed significant association with age and outcome of Acute coronary
syndrome patients. Complications of acute coronary syndrome increase as the age of the patients
increases.
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Age, Acute coronary syndrome, Ischaemic heart disease
Citation
Kabir S M Eftar Jahan, Chowdhury Abdul Wadud, Amin Md.Gaffar, Alam Sarwar Mohammad Sabah Khandker Md.Nurus, Abdullah Abu Sadique, Hossain Mofazzal, Zahid Abu, Faruk Chowdhury Omar, Khan Tunaggina Afrin. In-Hospital Outcome of Older and Younger Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiovascular Journal. 2015; 8(1): 49-52.