2012
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401206010060
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Effect of Age on Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Patients Hospitalized with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A 20-Year Registry in a Middle Eastern Country

Abstract: Introduction:Despite the fact that the elderly constitute an increasingly important group of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), they are often excluded from clinical trials and are underrepresented in clinical registries.Aims:To evaluate the impact of age in patients hospitalized with ACS.Methods:Data collected for all patients presenting with ACS (n=16,744) who were admitted in Qatar during the period (1991-2010) and were analyzed according to age into 3 groups (≤50 years [41.4%], 51-70 years [48.7%… Show more

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“…15 On the other hand, NSTEMI and UA have been reported to be more common in the elderly. 16,17 Similar finding has been observed by another group where majority (70%) of the young patients with ACS presented with STEMI. 18 Mean FBG was relatively high in the case group than that in the control group (p = 0.054).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…15 On the other hand, NSTEMI and UA have been reported to be more common in the elderly. 16,17 Similar finding has been observed by another group where majority (70%) of the young patients with ACS presented with STEMI. 18 Mean FBG was relatively high in the case group than that in the control group (p = 0.054).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…23 On the other hand, NSTEMI and UA have been reported to be more common in the elderly. 24,25 Our present study corroborates these findings.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Firstly, it was an in-hospital mortality of STEMI and NSTEMI/UA of both genders and all age groups. As for ACS, many studies had shown higher mortality in women [ 88 , 89 ] and older patients [ 39 , 41 , 90 ]. Hence, the mortality outcome analyzed in this method may have over or underestimated the differences between age groups and across genders.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%