Abstract
Objective were admitted to cardiac care unit and 924 were
To determine the frequency of modifiable risk diagnosed as ACS. Out of these 924 patients, 382
factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome (41%) had STEMI, 189 (20%) had NSTEMI and
(ACS) admitted to cardiology unit, Khyber 353 (38%) experienced UAP. ACS appeared to be
Teaching Hospital (KTH) and to find out their more common in males, 534 (58%) with mean age
outcome in relation with number of associated of 45±6 years than females 390 (42%) with mean
risk factors. age 54±8 years. Diseases such as hypertension
Methodology or diabetes mellitus (individual or combined) and
This cross sectional study was conducted at dyslipidaemia predisposed to ACS. Life style Cardiology Department, KTH, Peshawar. All habits such as sedentary lifestyle, current
patients who fulfill the diagnostics criteria for ACS cigarette smoking and low socio-economic status from March 2010 to December 2010 were also appeared to predispose to ACS. included in the study by consecutive sampling Conclusion technique. On the basis of chest pain, ECG There is high frequency (65%) of ACS among findings and cardiac markers, ACS was further
patients admitted to our cardiology unit with low categorized as ST-Elevation MI (STEMI), non ST prevalence of multiple modifiable risk factors in elevation MI (NSTEMI) and unstable angina
young age group, and rapid escalation of these pectoris (UAP). Age, gender, socio-economic
risk factors in age group of 45 -55 years and status (which could explain poor drug
compliance), hypertension, diabetes, above, which might leads to increase morbidity
hyperlipidemia, current cigarette smoking and and mortality in our study. (Rawal Med J
sedentary life style were noted. Length of hospital 2012;37:273:276 ).
stay and death due to any cause in the hospital Keywords
was also noted. Acute Coronary syndrome, modifiable risk
Results factors, STEMI, NSTEMI.
During the study period, a total of 1432 patients
