In Austrian outpatients with stable coronary artery disease, female gender, type 2 diabetes mellitus, higher CCS class, and asthma/COPD were significant independent predictors of an elevated resting heart rate.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,300)
Yes
In Austrian patients with stable CAD, women present with older age, more symptoms, and higher resting heart rates compared to men, while overall management aligns with international registries despite higher local prevalences of diabetes and hypertension.
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in Austria. However, no systematic information exists regarding characteristics and treatments of contemporary patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) in Austria. We assembled two retrospective physicians' databases to describe demographics, clinical profiles, and therapeutic strategies in patients with stable CAD. In addition, we compared patient profiles of secondary care internists and hospital-based cardiologists with those of general practitioners in a primary care setting outside of hospital. METHODS: The study population was identified from retrospective chart review of 1020 patients from 106 primary care physicians in Austria (ProCor II registry), and was merged with a previous similar database of 1280 patients under secondary care (ProCor I registry) to yield a total patient number of 2300. RESULTS: Female patients with stable CAD were older, had more angina and/or heart failure symptoms, and more depression than males. Female gender, type 2 diabetes mellitus, higher CCS class and asthma/COPD were predictors of elevated heart rate, while previous coronary events/revascularization predicted a lower heart rate in multivariate analysis. There were no significant differences with regard to characteristics and management of patients of general practitioners in the primary care setting versus internists in secondary care. CONCLUSIONS: Characteristics and treatments of unselected patients with stable ischemic heart disease in Austria resemble the pattern of large international registries of stable ischemic heart disease, with the exception that diabetes and systemic hypertension were more prevalent.
Pichlhöfer et al. (Thu,) conducted a cross-sectional in Stable coronary artery disease (n=2,300). Clinical characteristics and comorbidities (e.g., female gender, diabetes, asthma/COPD) vs. Reference patient groups (e.g., males, non-diabetics) was evaluated on Predictors of elevated resting heart rate. In Austrian outpatients with stable coronary artery disease, female gender, type 2 diabetes mellitus, higher CCS class, and asthma/COPD were significant independent predictors of an elevated resting heart rate.
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