@article{CDT154919,
author = {Firas J. Al Badarin and Ahmad Edris and Shahrukh Hashmani and Manpreet Kaur and Shashank Shekhar and Oshin Kanwar and Samir Kapadia and Emin Murat Tuzcu},
title = {Differences in coronary disease severity at time of acute coronary syndrome between Middle East and North America},
journal = {Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy},
volume = {16},
number = {3},
year = {2026},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Comparing angiographic findings of patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the Middle East/Gulf (MEG) and North America (NA) may shed light onto how coronary artery disease (CAD) complexity at time of ACS presentation impacts immediate management and clinical outcomes. Therefore, we compared outcomes in concurrent ACS patients between MEG and NA. Consecutive patients with ACS were identified at 2 locations in an international health system. Extent of epicardial coronary disease was determined using Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score by trained investigators at both locations and compared using appropriate testing. In addition, in-hospital outcomes, including death, stroke and major bleeding were compared between the two groups. Between January and December 2017, 158 patients in MEG and 381 in NA were admitted with ACS. Patients in MEG were younger (57.3±11.5 vs. 65.0±12.1 years; P},
issn = {2223-3660}, url = {https://cdt.amegroups.org/article/view/154919}
}