English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Zendy Plus

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Zendy Tools

Zendy Open

Background  Anemia commonly accompanies acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and is associated with poorer outcomes. This study examines the associations between anemia, management and outcomes in an Australian ACS population.    Methods  This analysis of the CONCORDANCE database included 8665 ACS patients presenting to 41 Australian hospitals. Baseline characteristics, management, and outcomes were compared between patients with anemia (Hb ≤ 130 for males, Hb ≤ 120 g/L for females) and non‐anemia.    Results  A total of 1880 (21.7%) patients presenting with ACS were anemic. These patients were older (72 years vs 63 years,  P  < .0001), with higher prevalence of comorbidities. STEMI patients with anemia were less likely to be emergently reperfused with either thrombolytic therapy (22% vs 33%,  P <  .0001) or primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (45% vs 51%  P  = 0.033). For all ACS, anemic patients less frequently received: coronary angiography (63% vs 86%,  P  < .0001); drug eluting stents if undergoing PCI (50% vs 58%,  P <  .0001); dual antiplatelet therapy (80% vs 89%,  P  < .0001) ;and parenteral anticoagulants (82% vs 88%,  P <  .0001). In hospital complications of heart failure (20% vs 9%,  P <  .0001), renal failure (13% vs 4%,  P <  .0001), and re‐infarction (4% vs 2%,  P =  .0006) were more common among anemic patients. There was a near‐linear inverse relationship between admission hemoglobin and in hospital mortality.    Conclusions  Anemic patients with ACS are a high risk group less likely to undergo invasive and antithrombotic therapy. Further investigation is required to determine if more active treatment of anemic patients presenting with ACS will improve their outcomes.

clinical cardiology

Outcomes of anemic patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome: An analysis of the Cooperative National Registry of Acute Coronary Care, Guideline Adherence and Clinical Events