Cardiovascular risk factors in Middle Eastern patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Results from the first Jordanian percutaneous coronary intervention study

• Published in: Journal Of The Saudi Heart Association 2017-07, Vol.29 (3), p.195-202
• Main Authors: Hammoudeh, Ayman J., Alhaddad, Imad A., Khader, Yousef, Tabbalat, Ramzi, Al-Mousa, Eyas, Saleh, Akram, Jarrah, Mohamad, Nammas, Assem, Izraiq, Mahmoud
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cardiovascular disease; Full Length; Middle Eastern patients; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Risk factors
• ISSN: 1016-7315; 2212-5043
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2016.10.002

Background and aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the Middle East. We sought to study the prevalence and coexistence of 6 cardiovascular risk factors (RFs) among patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and to evaluate the impact of age and gender on the presence of multiple RFs. Methods and results. In this prospective, multicenter study, 2426 consecutive patients were enrolled. Mean age was 59.0±10.1years and 500 (20.6%) were women. Acute coronary syndrome and stable coronary disease were the indications for PCI in 77.1% and 22.9%, respectively. Hypertension was present in 62.3%, diabetes in 53.8%, hypercholesterolemia in 48.8%, smoking in 43.5%, family history of premature CVD 39.4% and obesity in 28.8%. Only 3.8% did not have any of these RFs. Presence of ⩾3 and ⩾4 RFS was observed in 57.4% and 29.5% of patients, respectively. Presence of ⩾3 RFs was more common in women than men (69.0% vs. 54.5%, p