Risk factor and angiograph comparison of myocardial infarction between Chinese and Australians
- VernacularTitle:中国与澳大利亚心肌梗死患者冠状动脉病变特点的比较研究
- Author:
Lei LV
;
Shi-Sen JIANG
;
Zhe-Yong HUANG
;
Dong-Jin XU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese;
Australian;
Myocardial infarction;
Coronary angiography
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2003;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To compare the cardiovascular risk factors and the characteristics of coronary lesion between Chinese and Australian patients with myocardial infarction(MI). Methods:Five hundred and seventy-eight Chinese and 399 Australian MI patients received selective coronary angiography after hospitalization.The cardiovascular risk factors and coronary angiograms were compared and analyzed.Results:Five hundred and fifty Chinese cases(95.16%)and 376 Australian cases(94.24%)showed angiographically coronary stenosis.The comparing results of MI cases between Chinese and Australians were as follows:the percentage of patients below 40 years old,2.08% vs 6.02%(P0.05);the percentage of patients with three vessel disease and total occlusion,32.87% vs 24.31% and 45.50% vs 32.33%,respectively(P