Prevalence, characteristics, and in-hospital outcomes of metabolic syndrome among acute coronary syndrome patients from Oman

Khalid Al-Rasadi*, Kadhim Sulaiman, Prashanth Panduranga, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We evaluated in-hospital outcomes of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Oman. We analyzed the records of 1392 patients admitted with a diagnosis of ACS as part of the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events. The prevalence of MetS among patients with ACS was 66%, with female preponderance (80% vs 57%; P II (13% vs 8%; P =.004), and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (78% vs 68%; P

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)381-389
Number of pages9
JournalAngiology
Volume62
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2011

Keywords

  • acute coronary syndrome
  • diabetes mellitus
  • HDL-C
  • heart failure
  • hypertension
  • in-hospital mortality
  • metabolic syndrome
  • Oman

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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