| Descriptive epidemiology of cases of acute myocardial infarction in Tobago. | |
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PMID: 20043534 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study is to identify co-morbidities associated with acute myocardial infarction in Tobago. METHODS: This was a longitudinal retrospective study of myocardial infarction at the Tobago Regional Hospital in two selected periods: January 2007 to April 2007 and January 2008 to April 2008. Data were retrieved from the patients' medical records. These included co-morbid conditions eg hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, ESRD, whether history of smoking or cocaine use and if any prior care. In the former period, 11 cases were confirmed as having myocardial infarction and 27 cases in the latter period. RESULTS: In 2007 and 2008, all cases had dyslipidaemia (LDL > 100 mg/dL) and were hypertensive. There were 36.4% of cases in 2007 that had diabetes mellitus, compared to 33.3% cases in 2008 and 9.1% had chronic kidney disease in 2007, compared to 25.9% in 2008. CONCLUSION: The most common co-morbidities associated with acute myocardial infarction in Tobago are dyslipidaemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus, with ESRD, smoking and cocaine use less so. Many of these patients had never received prior care. |
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Authors:
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R Alfred; O Okeke; C Moronu; V Elliot; A Frankson; E N Barton |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The West Indian medical journal Volume: 58 ISSN: 0043-3144 ISO Abbreviation: West Indian Med J Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-01 Completed Date: 2010-02-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417410 Medline TA: West Indian Med J Country: Jamaica |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 257-60 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies. rose24_tt@yahoo.com |
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Aged Cocaine / administration & dosage, adverse effects Comorbidity Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology Dyslipidemias / complications, epidemiology Female Humans Hypertension / complications, epidemiology Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications, epidemiology Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis, epidemiology* Retrospective Studies Risk Risk-Taking Smoking / adverse effects, epidemiology Trinidad and Tobago / epidemiology |
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50-36-2/Cocaine |
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