Prognosis and lipid profile improvement by a specialized outpatient clinic for acute coronary syndrome patients

Atherosclerosis
Alberto CorderoVicente Bertomeu-Martínez

Abstract

Prognosis variations in patients discharged after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) according to the professionals involved has not been clearly outlined. The aim of our study was to assess the impact on a specific outpatient clinic (SOC). We included all consecutive patients admitted for an ACS in a single center. We performed a propensity score matching with all patients discharged from hospital according to whether they were referred to the SOC or not. From the 1822 patients discharged, 260 couples of well-balanced ACS patients were obtained after propensity score matching. Median follow-up was 43.3 months and cardiovascular mortality rate was 10.4%, all-cause mortality was 13.9% and any MACE 38.2%. Patients attended the SOC had significantly lower rates at all three endpoints. Multivariate analysis results showed how the follow-up in the SOC was associated with significantly lower risk at all endpoints. SOC patients also had significantly lower rate at hospital readmissions and the multivariate analysis identified a negative association between the first cardiovascular readmission and SOC (sHR: 0.26 95%CI 0.18-0.367; p < 0.01). Mean LDLc levels at the time of ACS admission was 99.0 (36.7) mg/dl and no difference was observed...Continue Reading

Citations

Dec 17, 2019·Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research : Official Journal of the International Society of Diabetes and Vascular Disease·Aurora BalujaJose R González-Juanatey
May 26, 2020·Revista Española De Cardiología·Alberto CorderoJosé R González-Juanatey

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