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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n = 186)

From: Evaluation of proper prescribing of cardiac medications at hospital discharge for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in two Lebanese hospitals

Demographics

 

Age

63 ± 11.79 (years)

Male

131 (70.4%)

Female

55 (29.6%)

Diagnosis (%)

 

STEMI

28.5

NSTEMI

34.4

USA

37.1

Hospital management (%)

 

Medical treatment

33.3

PCI

66.7

History of cardiac disease (%)

 

Hypertension

93.0

Atrial fibrillation

5.9

Congestive heart failure

14.0

Known CAD

65.6

Heart valve disease

1.2

Previous PCI

27.4

Previous CABG

17.7

Other comorbidities (%)

 

Diabetes mellitus

38.2

Dyslipidemia

43.6

COPD

6.4

History of GI ulcer

5.4

Previous DVT

3.2

CKD

11.8

Previous stroke

5.4

Life style (%)

 

Smoking

51

Alcohol

8

  1. CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; GI: gastrointestinal; DVT: deep venous thrombosis.