Systolic Blood Pressure on Admission Predicts In‐Hospital Mortality Among Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Greek Study of Acute Coronary Syndromes

The authors sought to evaluate whether the level of systolic blood pressure (SBP) on hospital admission is an independent prognostic factor for in‐hospital mortality of patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). From October 2003 to September 2004, 2172 consecutive patients with ACS were included in the study (76% men). The in‐hospital mortality rate was 3.2% in male and 5.7% in female patients (overall, 82 deaths; P=.009). An inverse association was observed between in‐hospital mortality rate and levels of SBP (140 mm Hg, 2.6%; P