Key result
Patients with acute coronary syndrome experienced significantly higher pain intensity (VAS 5.68 vs 4.09) compared to patients with stable coronary artery disease.
Why the study?
This study was conducted to identify and compare the pain and associated symptoms of stable coronary artery diseases and acute coronary syndrome.
What are the differences in pain and associated symptoms between patients with acute coronary syndrome and stable coronary artery disease?
Cross-Sectional (n=180)
No
What are the differences in pain and associated symptoms between patients with acute coronary syndrome and stable coronary artery disease?
Absolute Event Rate: 5.68% vs 4.09%
p-value: p=0.001
Patients with acute coronary syndrome experience more severe pain and different associated symptoms (cold sweat, loss of consciousness) compared to those with stable coronary artery disease (moderate pain, palpitations, dizziness), highlighting the need for tailored nursing assessments.
ACS pain intensity and symptoms differed from stable CAD; hypothesis-generating for tailored assessments, needs prospective confirmation.
Purpose: This study identified and compared the pain and associated symptoms of stable coronary artery diseases and acute coronary syndrome.Methods: The study participants comprised 180 patients with stable coronary artery diseases and acute coronary syndrome.The data were collected from August 25, 2020, to October 30, 2020.Results: We found that 77.2% of participants had pain and associated symptoms, and 85.6% had one or more associated symptoms.In the associated symptoms, patients with acute coronary syndrome expressed squeezing, and patients with stable coronary artery diseases expressed expanding.Patients with stable coronary artery diseases reported increased pain during exercise.Moreover, although there was no statistically significant difference, drinking, eating, and cold weather often exacerbated pain in patients with acute coronary syndrome.The average pain intensity of patients with stable coronary artery diseases was moderate (4.092.79).The average pain intensity of acute coronary syndrome patients was severe (5.683.34).Patients with acute coronary syndrome mainly reported cold sweat and loss of consciousness.Palpitations and dizziness were prevalent complaints in patients with stable coronary artery diseases.Conclusion: Based on this study's results, a nursing assessment can be performed when managing patients with coronary artery disease.In addition, a nursing assessment protocol could be developed based on the analysis results regarding pain and associated symptoms in patients with stable coronary artery diseases and acute coronary syndrome.
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Kwon et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome (n=180). Acute Coronary Syndrome vs. Stable Coronary Artery Disease was evaluated on Pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale) (p=0.001). Patients with acute coronary syndrome experienced significantly higher pain intensity (VAS 5.68 vs 4.09) compared to patients with stable coronary artery disease.
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