Cardiovascular journal of Africa
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Coronary artery disease and its acute presentation are being increasingly recognised and treated in sub-Saharan Africa. It is just over a decade since the introduction of interventional cardiology for coronary artery disease in Kenya. Local and regional data, and indeed data from sub-Saharan Africa on long-term outcomes of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are lacking. ⋯ In our series, the in-hospital, 30-day and one-year mortality rates following ACS remain high, particularly for STEMI patients. Delayed presentation to hospital following symptom onset is a major concern.