An Audit of Cardiac Mortality Due to Acute Myocardial Infarction at a Tertiary Institution in the Southwestern Region of Trinidad and Tobago

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Study design: Observational. Population: Acute myocardial infarction (n=80). Intervention: Risk factors for AMI mortality (ethnicity, diabetes, hypertension). Primary outcome: Patient profile and risk factors of AMI deaths.

Mandreker Bahall; TAR Seemungal

doi:10.7727/wimjopen.2014.113

January 14, 2015WIMJ OpenOpen Access

An Audit of Cardiac Mortality Due to Acute Myocardial Infarction at a Tertiary Institution in the Southwestern Region of Trinidad and Tobago

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Key result

Acute myocardial infarction deaths occurred predominantly among patients of East Indian descent, with most patients suffering from hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=80)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

P

Population

80 patients who died from acute myocardial infarction during hospital admission at a tertiary center in Trinidad and Tobago, with a mean age of 70.5 years.

O

Outcome

Profile of patients who died from acute myocardial infarction

Limitations

Small sample size
Absence of clear documentation of all risk factors and inflammatory markers
Exclusion of deaths prior to admission or on arrival

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Bahall et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Acute myocardial infarction (n=80). Risk factors for AMI mortality (ethnicity, diabetes, hypertension) was evaluated on Patient profile and risk factors of AMI deaths. Acute myocardial infarction deaths occurred predominantly among patients of East Indian descent, with most patients suffering from hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

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An Audit of Cardiac Mortality Due to Acute Myocardial Infarction at a Tertiary Institution in the Southwestern Region of Trinidad and Tobago

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Structured PICO

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An Audit of Cardiac Mortality Due to Acute Myocardial Infarction at a Tertiary Institution in the Southwestern Region of Trinidad and Tobago

Study Design

Structured PICO

Limitations

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