ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the impact of diabetes on adverse outcomes amongst patients presenting for the first time with acute coronary syndrome.

Study design: Cohort Study

Methodology: A total of 340 patients were enrolled in this study. At presentation patients were divided in two equal age and gender matched groups with 170 patients in Group-A having diabetes and another 170 being non-diabetics in Group-B. Patients were followed up for period of index hospitalization and all adverse outcomes were noted in both groups as per operational definition.

Results: Mean age in Group-A with diabetes was 54±12.7 years whereas in non diabetics it was56±13.12 years. In both groups there was male predominance with approximately 60% males and 40% females. In diabetic group, 38% patients had typical chest pain, 62% patients had dyspnea, 20% patients had cardiogenic shock while in non diabetic group, 20% patients had typical chest pain, 40% patients had dyspnea, 10% patients had cardiogenic shock. In diabetic group, 38% patients had heart failure, 10% patients died while in non diabetics 20% had heart failure and 5% patients died.

Conclusion: This study concluded that in hospital adverse outcomes after first episode of acute coronary syndrome were more frequent in diabetic patients as compare to non diabetic patients.