Research Article

Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome in Six Middle Eastern Countries

Table 1

Clinical and biochemical profiles of patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Non-PAD ( )PAD ( ) value

Age (mean)56 ± 1265 ± 110.001
Females (%)1571 (24)61 (35)<.001
Prior coronary artery disease (%)2929 (45)140 (79)<.001
Prior coronary revascularization (%)987 (15)62 (35)<.001
Family history of CAD (%)873 (13)29 (16) 0.87
Diabetes mellitus (%)2622 (40)123 (70)<.001
Hypertension3228 (50)136 (77)<.001
Smoking (%)2491 (38)56 (32)<.001
Dyslipidemia (%)2034 (31)116 (66)<.001
Prior aspirin use (%)2644 (41)141 (80)<.001
Renal failure (%)1091 (17)80 (45)<.001
Chronic lung disease (%)335 (5)31 (17.5)<.001
Heart rate (mean, b/min)86 ± 2293 ± 27<.001
SBP (mean, mmgh)140 ± 30137 ± 330.26
DBP (mean, mmgh)84 ± 1778 ± 180.001
BMI (mean)27.6 ± 527.4 ± 50.77
Ischemic chest pain, (%)5223 (80)121 (68)<.001
Late presentation801 (31)13 (28)0.61
Killip class >I, (%)1392 (21)79 (45)<.001
LV ejection fraction <40% (%)890 (22)40 (33)0.007
NSTEACS3957 (61)129 (73)0.001
STEMI/LBBB2571(39)48 (27)0.001
GRACE risk Scoring
 Low, (%)2047 (43)14 (11)<.001
 Medium, (%)1341 (28)22 (18)
 High, (%)1390 (29)90 (71)
Biochemical findings
 First blood sugar (mg/dL)11 ± 1013 ± 7<.001
 Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)8 ± 89 ± 40.02
 Peak troponin (ng/mL)17 ± 517 ±300.04
 First creatinine (μmol/L)107 ± 92163 ±139<.001
 Total cholesterol5 ± 24.6 ± 1.5<.001
 HDL(μmol/L)1.03 ± 1.20.97 ± 0.70.22
 LDL(μmol/L)3.3 ± 34.6 ± 20.001
 Fasting triglyceride (μmol/L)1.9 ± 21.8 ± 1.20.77
 First haemoglobin (mean, gm/L)14 ± 413 ± 60.009

PCI: Percutaneous coronary interventions, CAD: coronary artery disease, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure. GRACE: Global registry of acute coronary events.