Epidemiological characteristics of patients who required primary angioplasty. A single-center observational study.

Abstract

Introduction: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) comprises a broad spectrum of characteristic clinical symptoms associated with myocardial ischemia. The treatment of choice is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics of a group of patients with ACS who required IPC at a local referral center for cardiac catheterization.

Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted at the Alcívar Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador, from January to December 2020. Adult patients diagnosed with ACS and who required IPC were included. The variables were sex, age, cardiovascular risk factors, anatomy of coronary artery lesions, and number of stents that required PCI. The sample was non-probabilistic. Descriptive statistics were used.

Results: 87 patients were analyzed, 69 (79.3%) men. The most prevalent age was 61-80, with 62% (n=54). The most pervasive associated risk factor was a sedentary lifestyle (40.65%, n = 87), followed by hypertension (30.84%, n: 66). 71% had a single-vessel lesion, with the left coronary artery being the most affected in 70.48%.

Conclusions: The results are comparable with international statistics.