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. 2014 Sep 25:8:88-93.
doi: 10.2174/1874192401408010088. eCollection 2014.

Design and Rationale of Gulf locals with Acute Coronary Syndrome Events (Gulf Coast) Registry

Mohammad Zubaid  1 , Khalid Bin Thani  2 , Wafa Rashed  3 , Alawi Alsheikh-Ali  4 , Najib Alrawahi  5 , Mustafa Ridha  6 , Mousa Akbar  7 , Fahad Alenezi  7 , Rashed Alhamdan  8 , Wael Almahmeed  9 , Hussam Ouda  10 , Arif Al-Mulla  11 , Fahad Baslaib  12 , Abdulla Shehab  13 , Abdulla Alnuaimi  14 , Haitham Amin  15 , Harlan M Krumholz  16 ; Gulf COAST investigators
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Design and Rationale of Gulf locals with Acute Coronary Syndrome Events (Gulf Coast) Registry

Mohammad Zubaid et al. Open Cardiovasc Med J. .

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the risk profile, management and one-year outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the Gulf region of the Middle East.

Subjects and methods: The Gulf locals with acute coronary syndrome events (Gulf COAST) registry is a prospective, multinational, longitudinal, observational, cohort-based registry of consecutive citizens, from the Gulf region of the Middle East, admitted from January 2012 to January 2013 to 29 hospitals with a diagnosis of ACS. Data entered online included patient demographics, cardiovascular risk profiles, past medical history, physical findings on admission, in-hospital diagnostic tests and therapeutic management, as well as one year outcomes.

Results: 3188 patients were recruited. The mean age was 60.4 ± 12.6years (range: 22-112), 2104 (66%) were males and 1084 (34%) females. The discharge diagnosis was ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in 741 (23.2%), new-onset left bundle branch block myocardial infarction (LBBBMI) in 30 (0.9%), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in 1486 (46.6%) and unstable angina in 931 (29.2%). At hospital presentation, 2105 (66%), 1779 (55.8%), 1703 (53.4%) and 740 (23.2%) had history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus and active smoking, respectively.

Conclusion: Patients with ACS in our region are young with very high risk profile. The Gulf COAST registry is an example of successful regional collaboration and will provide information on contemporary management of ACS in the region.

Keywords: Acute coronary syndromes; Gulf; Middle East; registries..

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