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ArticleThe open cardiovascular medicine journal2012

Prevalence, Characteristics, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the United Arab Emirates.

Abdulla Shehab, Bayan Al-Dabbagh, Wael Almahmeed, Nazar Bustani, Nicolaas Nagelkerke, Abdulla Alnaeemi, Alawi A Alsheikh-Ali

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Article in The open cardiovascular medicine journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Abdulla ShehabDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates.
Bayan Al-Dabbagh
Wael Almahmeed
Nazar Bustani
Nicolaas Nagelkerke
Abdulla Alnaeemi
Alawi A Alsheikh-Ali
Shaikh Khalifa Medical City · AEUnited Arab Emirates University · AEZayed Military Hospital · AE

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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate clinical profiles, management and in-hospital outcomes of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

methodsMetS was defined according to the criteria for its diagnosis by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (AHA/NHLBI). Participants were admitted to various hospitals in the UAE with a diagnosis of ACS in 2007 as part of the Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE) project. We compared baseline characteristics, treatment patterns, and in-hospital outcomes stratified by MetS status.

resultsOf 1259 patients with ACS in the UAE (mean age: 52 ± 11 years, 88.8% males), the majority (n = 851, 67.6%) had MetS. MetS patients were more frequently males (86.4 vs 13.6%; P < 0.001). They were more obese (waist circumference and BMI, P < 0.001) as compared with non-MetS patients. MetS was more frequently associated with hypertension (51.1 vs 37.7%; P < 0.001) and diabetes mellitus (45.6 vs 24.3%; P < 0.001). After multivariate adjustment, certain MetS criteria rather than MetS itself were associated with higher in-hospital mortality and heart failure. Paradoxically, hypertension was associated with lower in-hospital mortality.

conclusionsPrevalence of MetS among patients with ACS in our study population was high. Certain MetS criteria were associated with higher in-hospital mortality and heart failure.

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acute coronary syndromeGulf Registry of Acute Coronary Eventsmetabolic syndromeMiddle EastobesityUnited Arab Emirates.

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