Background: Clinical practice focuses on the primary prevention of cardiovascular (CVD) disease through the modification and pharmacological treatment of elevated risk factors, in order to minimize long-term CVD risk. Aim: To determine if there are differences in risk profile of patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome over time. Methods: We analysed 4871 patients admitted consecutively in our coronary ca...
INTRODUCTION: Despite advances in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), cardiogenic shock (CS) remains the leading cause of death in these patients. PURPOSE: Determine characteristics and management of patients with an ACS complicated by CS. Determine predictors of development of CS during hospitalization and predictors of in-hospital mortality. METHODS: Retrospective study of 2064 pati...
INTRODUCTION: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a still rarely diagnosed clinical syndrome, which is characterized by transient cardiac dysfunction with reversible wall motion abnormalities. AIM: Determine the demographic characteristics, clinical presentation and prognosis of patients with TC. METHODS: Retrospective study of 39 patients admitted for TC in a cardiology center during a period of 3 years. RESULTS:...
INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is widely recognized as an adverse prognostic factor during acute myocardial infarction, although the impact of AF type - new-onset (nAF) or pre-existing (pAF) - is still controversial. OBJECTIVES: To identify the clinical differences and prognosis of nAF and pAF during acute coronary syndromes (ACS). METHODS: We performed a retrospective observational cohort study includi...