Gender Differences in the Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Eastern Region of Nepal

Authors

  • Sahadeb Prasad Dhungana Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-8710
  • Roshna Adhikari Department of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Sameen Khatiwada Department of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v9i2.33320

Keywords:

Acute coronary syndrome, Gender, Study characteristics, Treatment outcome

Abstract

Background: Studies from other regions show gender-based differences in the clinical characteristics of patients with the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with conflicting results. There is a lack of definite data from our population.

Materials and Methods: This is a hospital-based cross-sectional study in patients with ACS admitted to the tertiary care center from January 2019 to June 2020. Risk factors, co-morbidities, clinical symptoms, duration of symptoms onset, modalities of treatment offered, complications, and in-hospital outcome were noted in the pre-structured questionnaire by convenient sampling. Data were analyzed by using Microsoft excel 2007 and SPSS 20.

Results: Among 384 participants, 65.9% were male and 34.1% were female. The mean age of males was 60.6 ± 12.1 and females 62.3 ± 11.1 years (P=0.21). Females had a higher prevalence of dyslipidemia (p<0.001). The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and smoking was similar. The mean hemoglobin level was higher in males (11.8 ± 2.2 gm/dl vs. 11.1 ± 4.57 gm/dl, P = 0.01). The majority presented with chest pain (94.9%) in males and 87.8% in females, P=0.44), and sweating (76.7% in males and 80.2% in females, P=0.43). Non-anginal symptoms were almost similar in both the genders except nausea which was more common in males (P=0.03). The timing of presentation, treatment with reperfusion therapy, and arterial territory involved were not significantly different. Prevalence of mechanical and arrhythmic complications as well as mortality was similar.

Conclusion: Our study did not show significant gender-based differences in clinical profile, treatment modalities, in-hospital complications, and mortality.

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Author Biography

Sahadeb Prasad Dhungana, Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar

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Published

2020-12-09

How to Cite

Dhungana, S. P., Adhikari, R., & Khatiwada, S. (2020). Gender Differences in the Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Eastern Region of Nepal. Journal of Nobel Medical College, 9(2), 3–7. https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v9i2.33320

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