Abstract 20914: Characteristics and the Average 30-Day and 6-Month Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Coronary Heart Disease in a Resource-Limited Indonesian Setting

2017 
Background: Little is known about characteristics at admission and mid-term outcomes of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in a resource-limited South-East Asian setting. We aimed to provide a detailed description of characteristics at hospital admission of patients hospitalized with CHD from a poor setting of Indonesian population and of their clinical outcomes at 30-day and 6-month follow-up. Methods: We performed a cohort study of 477 patients diagnosed with CHD (acute coronary syndrome and stable coronary artery disease) admitted at the Makassar Cardiac Center, Indonesia, between February 2013 and December 2014. The outcomes, obtained by active follow-up, were all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Results: Out of 477 CHD patients, the proportion of young age (<60 years) was 53.9% and 72.7% were male. At admission, 44.2% of patients were diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), 38.6% with diagnosis or signs of heart failure, and 75.1% had previous...
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