Abstract

ANALYSIS OF ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AND PRESCRIBING PATTERN IN PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Jeslin Joy*, Ashtami Gopakumar, Aslam Salim, Priya Abraham, Dr. Samhitha Chetty, Dr. Namitha Cheriyan

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in India because of the rapid urbanization and economic growth, so timely recognition of risk factors and proper treatment is necessary. This study evaluates the risk factors and determines the treatment pattern in the acute coronary syndrome patients. Methodology: The prospective observational study was conducted in Vijaya hospital for 6 months period from April 2018 to September 2018 in patients who were diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome. Demographic details, co-morbities, clinical, laboratory findings as well as the prescription details of the patients was analyzed to find out the various risk factors and the prescription pattern among ACS patients. Patient risk stratification was done by using GRACE Score. To find out the association between the risk factors with gender and age, Chi-square test was done and p

Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndrome, GRACE Score, Risk Stratification.