A study of the cardiovascular risk factor profile in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Abstract

Introduction:Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains a leading cause of death in the United States. Numerous studies have shown that the risk factors are major if not the most important determinant of long-term outcome in ACS.Aims: This study is taken up to study the cardiovascular risk factor profile in patients with acute coronary syndrome.Materials and methods: 120 patients with acute coronary syndrome, admitted to the ICCU, Department of Cardiology, , who had been diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome were enrolled for the study.Results : In this study 60% of patients had metabolic syndrome and 40% did not satisfy the criteria for MS. In the MS+ group 59 (82%) are males and 13(18%) are females Mean age of the patients of the study is 51.3 years. Mean age of the patients with and without metabolic syndrome is 52.3 and 48.9 years respectively. 22%, 45.8%, 29%, 20.8% and 16.7% of patients with metabolic syndrome had history of smoking, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and coronary artery disease respectively, of which history of hypertension has statistical significance.Among males, 34 satisfied 3 criteria of metabolic syndrome, 17 satisfied 4 criteria and 2 satisfied all 5 criteria of MS. Among females, 3 satisfied 3 criteria of metabolic syndrome, 7 satisfied 4 criteria and 4 satisfied all 5 criteria.Conclusion:The most commonly affected were elderly. Among the risk factors, smoking was the most common risk factor found in the present study.