Acute coronary syndromes in young patients: Presentation, treatment and outcome
Posted on Tue, May 03, 2011
International Journal of Cardiology, 05/03/2011 Clinical Article
Schoenenberger AW et al. - Young patients with Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) differed from older patients in that the younger often presented with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), received early aggressive treatment, and had favourable outcomes. Primary prevention of smoking, dyslipidemia and overweight should be more aggressively promoted in adolescence.
Methods
- In this prospective cohort study, 76 hospitals treating ACS in Switzerland enrolled 28,778 patients with ACS between January 1, 1997, and October 1, 2008.
- ACS definition included ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and unstable angina (UA).