Treatment outcome of acute coronary syndrome patients admitted to Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia; A retrospective cross-sectional study

Background Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is increasingly becoming a common cause of cardiovascular mortality in developing countries. Even though, there is an introduction of limited percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombolytic therapies, in-hospital mortality due to ACS still remains high in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2020-02, Vol.15 (2), p.e0228953-e0228953, Article 0228953
Hauptverfasser:	Desta, Desilu Mahari, Nedi, Teshome, Hailu, Abraha, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Tsadik, Afewerki Gebremeskel, Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebriel, Kasahun, Gebremicheal Gebereslassie, Ayalew, Eskinder
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Coronary Syndrome - mortality Acute Coronary Syndrome - therapy Acute coronary syndromes Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - therapeutic use Aged Aged, 80 and over Angina pectoris Angioplasty Angiotensin Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - therapeutic use Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - therapeutic use Aspirin Aspirin - therapeutic use Biology and Life Sciences Blood pressure Cardiovascular Agents - therapeutic use Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Catheterization Clinical outcomes Clopidogrel Confidence intervals Coronary vessels Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Developing countries Drug therapy Ethiopia Fatalities Female Health risks Health sciences Heart Heart attacks Heart failure Heparin Hospital Mortality Hospitals Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use Hypertension LDCs Male Medical prognosis Medical records Medicine and Health Sciences Middle Aged Mortality Multidisciplinary Sciences Myocardial infarction Odds Ratio Patients Pharmacy Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use Regression analysis Retrospective Studies Risk analysis Risk Factors Science & Technology Science & Technology - Other Topics Secondary Prevention Statins Statistical analysis Streptokinase Stroke Volume Thrombolysis Treatment Outcome Ventricle Ventricular Function, Left
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is increasingly becoming a common cause of cardiovascular mortality in developing countries. Even though, there is an introduction of limited percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombolytic therapies, in-hospital mortality due to ACS still remains high in sub-Saharan countries. Objective The aim of the study was to assess treatment outcome of ACS patients admitted to Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was done by collecting data from patients' medical records using a data abstraction tool. Data were analyzed using logistic regression to determine crude and adjusted odds ratio. At 95% confidence interval, p-value
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0228953