Clinical presentation and short-term outcome of acute coronary syndrome in native young Saudi population

To investigate acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in the young Saudi population in Aseer Region, southwestern Saudi Arabia. We retrospectively reviewed our database between January 2006 and May 2009, 924 patients were diagnosed to have ACS. Among them 107 patients (11.6%) met our definition of young [66...

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Published in:Journal Of The Saudi Heart Association 2012-07, Vol.24 (3), p.169-175
Main Authors: Al-Murayeh, Mushabab A., Al-Masswary, Adel A., Dardir, Mohamed D., Moselhy, Mohamed S., Youssef, Ali A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acute coronary syndrome
Cardiovascular risk factors
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Myocardial infarction
Young Saudi
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Summary:To investigate acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in the young Saudi population in Aseer Region, southwestern Saudi Arabia. We retrospectively reviewed our database between January 2006 and May 2009, 924 patients were diagnosed to have ACS. Among them 107 patients (11.6%) met our definition of young [66 (61.7%) male
ISSN:1016-7315
2212-5043
DOI:10.1016/j.jsha.2012.03.001