Why the study?
Does hypertension worsen in-hospital mortality and heart failure complications in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome?
Population
8,171 consecutive patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome from six Middle Eastern adjacent countries.
Comparison
Hypertension (HTN) vs No hypertension
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
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May warrant closer HF monitoring in hypertensive ACS; leaves open causality and practice change pending prospective data.
Does hypertension worsen in-hospital mortality and heart failure complications in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome?
In patients with acute coronary syndrome, hypertension is an independent predictor of heart failure and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality specifically in those with STEMI.
Ali et al. (2010) studied this question.
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