• Semergen · Sep 2013

    [Lipid profile in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome in Spain: data from Toledo health care area between 2005 and 2008].

    • G C Rodríguez-Roca, L Rodríguez-Padial, F J Alonso-Moreno, A Romero-Gutiérrez, F Akerström, A Segura-Fragoso, A Villarín-Castro, J Hernández-Moreno, A Menchén-Herreros, M Gómez-Serranillos, L M Artigao-Rodenas, and grupo de trabajo del estudio RICARTO.
    • Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud de La Puebla de Montalbán, La Puebla de Montalbán, Toledo, España. Electronic address: grodriguezr@semergen.es.
    • Semergen. 2013 Sep 1; 39 (6): 298-303.

    Introduction And ObjectivesTo evaluate the lipid profile of patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome in Toledo (Spain) between 2005 and 2008.MethodsTotal cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels were evaluated. Descriptive analyses and means comparison were performed.Results1,381 patients of 3,986 admitted with acute coronary syndrome had a complete lipid profile. The mean age was 67.8±12.9 years (72.4% men). A first event was present in 76.3%. The mean total cholesterol (±SD) was 180.0±43.4, LDL-cholesterol 115±38.0, HDL-cholesterol 44.1±12.3, and triglyceride 145.3±92.4mg/dL, with statistically significant differences between men and women in LDL-cholesterol (116.3±37.8 vs 111.6±38.5mg/dL; p=0.04) and HDL-cholesterol (42.3±11.6 vs 48.4±13.2mg/dL; p=0.0001). In first or recurrent events were found, respectively, total cholesterol 179.1±43.1 and 174.5±44.1 (p<0.05), LDL-cholesterol 116.5±38.4 and 110±36.5 (p=0.007), HDL-cholesterol 44.1±12.2 and 44.2±12.9 (p<0.05), and triglyceride 141.2±81.7 and 158.5±119.7 (p=0.03). Optimal levels of LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol were found in 14.1 and 11.6% of patients with recurrent episodes, respectively.ConclusionsWhile most patients admitted with first episode of acute coronary syndrome to the Toledo Health Area have a lipid profile according to current guidelines, only 10% of those with recurrent acute coronary syndrome presented optimal LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol levels, which suggest the need to be more aggressive in the lipids control.Copyright © 2012. Publicado por Elsevier España.

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