This is a multicenter, 2-phase observational study of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in Greece, designed to provide real world data on the risk factors of patients presenting to a hospital emergency department with an index event, as well as to depict the current management practices and outcomes of these clinical conditions in Greece.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
418
Research Site
Athens, Attica, Greece
Research Site
Chalcis, Chalkida, Greece
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Chania, Chanion, Greece
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Chios, Chios, Greece
To evaluate the proportion of patients who are on target for LDL-C according to the 2004-updated NCEP ATPIII guidelines as calculated within the first 24-hours of hospital admission for an ACS.
Time frame: first visit - 1st day (cross-sectional part)
To estimate the proportion of patients enrolled in the cross-sectional part of the study that experiences a Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event (MACE) within a 6-month follow-up period.
Time frame: follow up visit - 6th month (prospective part)
To estimate the proportion of patients admitted to the hospital with STEMI, NSTEMI and unstable angina.
Time frame: first visit - 1st day (cross-sectional part)
To estimate the "pain-to-door-time" throughout different regions in Greece.
Time frame: first visit - 1st day (cross-sectional part)
To estimate the time to first MACE and to estimate CV, non-CV and all cause mortality within the 6-month period following the index ACS event.
Time frame: follow up visit - 6th month (prospective part)
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Research Site
Heraklion, Herakliou, Greece
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Ioannina, Ioanninon, Greece
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Ptolemaida, Kozani, Greece
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Larissa, Larrisis, Greece
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Volos, Magnisias, Greece
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Eddesa, Pella, Greece
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