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ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2013

The Epidemiology of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Oman: Results from the Oman-RACE study.

Jawad Al-Lawati, Kadhim Sulaiman, Prashanth Panduranga

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Article in Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  2. Managing Acute Myocardial Infarction in Remote Oman:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2026
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  5. May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Oman.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2020
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  11. Heart Failure in Oman: Current Statistics and Recommendations.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association
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  12. A Systematic Review on the Prevalence of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Iran.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association
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Jawad Al-LawatiDepartment of Non-communicable Diseases Surveillance & Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman;
Kadhim Sulaiman
Prashanth Panduranga

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Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology and coronary risk factors of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Oman.

methodsData were collected through a prospective, multinational, multicentre survey of consecutive patients, hospitalised over a 5-month period in 2007 with a diagnosis of ACS, in Yemen and five Arabian Gulf countries (Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates). Here we present data of Omani patients aged ≥20 years who received a provisional diagnosis of ACS and were consequently admitted to 14 different hospitals.

resultsThere where 1,340 confirmed ACS episodes in 748 men and 592 women (median age 61 years). The overall crude incidence rate of ACS was 338.9 per 100,000 person-years (P-Y). The age-standardised rate (ASR) of ACS was 779 and 674 per 100,000 P-Y for men and women, respectively. The ASR male-to-female rate ratio was highest in the ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) group (2.26, 95% confidence interval ([CI], 1.63 to 3.15) followed by the non-STEMI (NSTEMI) group (1.68, 95% CI 1.28 to 2.21) and unstable angina (0.79, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.99). Unstable angina accounted for 55%, STEMI for 26% and NSTEMI for 19% of ACS cases. Among the coronary risk factors, there was a high prevalence of hypertension (68%), diabetes mellitus (DM) (36%), hyperlipidaemia (63%), and overweight/obesity (65%), with a relatively low rate of current tobacco use (11%).

conclusionOur study confirms a high incidence of ACS in Omanis and supports the notion that the cardiovascular disease epidemic is also sweeping developing countries.

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Acute coronary syndromeCardiovascular diseaseIncidenceIschemic heart diseaseOmanRisk factors

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PMID23573381
PMCPMC3616799

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