Sex Difference in Risk Factors, GRACE Scores, and Management among Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Sri Lanka

Objective. To assess sex-based differences in the prevalence of risk factor, their management, and differences in the prognosis among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Sri Lanka. Methods. Patients diagnosed with ACS were recruited from hospitals throughout the island. The Joint European Societies gui...

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Published in:Cardiology research and practice 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-8
Main Authors: Ekanayaka, R. A. I., Senerath, Upul, Galappatthy, Gamini, Ranasinghe, P., Bataduwaarachchi, Vipula, Galappatty, Priyadarshani, Wijeyaratne, S. M.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndromes
Age
Asian people
Blood sugar
Cardiac patients
Cardiovascular disease
Clopidogrel
Coronary heart disease
Data collection
Diabetes
Ethnicity
Gender differences
Health aspects
Hypertension
Low density lipoproteins
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mortality
Patients
Population
Prognosis
Risk factors
Sri Lanka
Strategic planning (Business)
Womens health
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Summary:Objective. To assess sex-based differences in the prevalence of risk factor, their management, and differences in the prognosis among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Sri Lanka. Methods. Patients diagnosed with ACS were recruited from hospitals throughout the island. The Joint European Societies guidelines were used to assess recommended targets for coronary heart disease risk factors, and the GRACE score was used to assess the post-ACS prognosis. Age-adjusted regression was performed to calculate odds ratios for men versus women in risk factor control. Results. A total of 2116 patients, of whom 1242 (58.7%) were men, were included. Significant proportion of women were nonsmokers; OR = 0.11 (95% CI 0.09 to 0.13). The prevalence of hypertension (p
ISSN:2090-8016
2090-0597
2090-0597
DOI:10.1155/2020/4560218