Abstract
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represents a heterogenous spectrum of conditions. The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) describes the epidemiology, management, and outcomes of patients with ACS. Data were collected from 11,543 patients enrolled in 14 countries. Of these patients, 30% had ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), 25% had non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), 38% had unstable angina pectoris, and 7% had other cardiac or noncardiac diagnoses. Over half of these patients (53%) were >/=65 years old. Reperfusion therapy was used in 62% of patients with STEMI. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed in 40% of these subjects during the index admission. Intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockers were used in 23%, 20%, and 7% of patients with STEMI, NSTEMI, and unstable angina, respectively (STEMI vs NSTEMI, p = 0.0018, and for either group vs unstable angina, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 358-63 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | The American Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 2002 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Analysis of Variance
- Angina, Unstable
- Female
- Hospital Mortality
- Hospitalization
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Infarction
- Syndrome
- Treatment Outcome