Disparities in Management Patterns and Outcomes of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome With and Without a History of Cerebrovascular Disease
February 22nd, 2010 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2010
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 20 February 2010
Tony C., Lee , Shaun G., Goodman , Raymond T., Yan , Francois R., Grondin , Robert C., Welsh , …
Cerebrovascular (CVD) disease is commonly associated with coronary artery disease and adversely affects outcome. The goal of the present study was to examine the temporal management patterns and outcomes in relation to previous CVD in a contemporary “real-world” spectrum of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). From 1999 to 2008, 14,070 patients with non–ST-segment elevation ACS were recruited into the Canadian Acute Coronary Syndrome I (ACS I), ACS II, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE/GRACE2), and Canadian Registry of Acute Coronary Events (CANRACE) prospective multicenter registries. We stratified the study patients according to a history of CVD and compared…
