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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

The relationship between physical activity levels and prognosis in geriatric patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome.

Gokhan Taskin, Ramazan Kiyak, Muhammet Cakas, Bahadir Caglar, Evrim Duman, Ismail Emre Deniz, Ozkan Isik

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Gokhan TaskinDepartment of Emergency, Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Türkiye.
Ramazan KiyakDepartment of Emergency, Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Türkiye.
Muhammet CakasEmergency Service, Bingol Genc State Hospital, Bingol, Türkiye.
Bahadir CaglarDepartment of Emergency, Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Türkiye.
Evrim DumanPulmonology Clinic, Balikesir Ataturk City Hospital, Balikesir, Türkiye.
Ismail Emre DenizDepartment of Biostatistics, Institute of Health Sciences, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Türkiye.
Ozkan IsikDepartment of Coaching, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Türkiye.

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Physical Activity (PA) levels and prognosis in geriatric patients diagnosed with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) in the emergency department. Method: Purposive sampling was used and 207 volunteer geriatric ACS patients were included. Since the obtained data did not follow a normal distribution, the Kruskal-Wallis H test, Dunn-Bonferroni test, Fisher-Freeman-Halton test, Spearman correlation coefficient, and receiver operating characteristic curve were used in the data analysis. Results: The findings revealed that the PA levels of patients diagnosed with major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in the emergency department was lower than that of patients diagnosed with non-MACE and patients who refused treatment/were discharged and diagnosed with MACE within 30 days ( Conclusion: It is recommended that PA levels be considered when making treatment decisions in geriatric ACS patients, especially in borderline cases. Furthermore, PA may be a practical and potentially useful prognostic indicator in geriatric ACS patients; however, its integration into existing ACS risk scoring systems requires further validation in larger and prospective studies.

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acute coronary syndromeelderly peopleMACEmyocardial infarctionphysical activity

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