TITLE:
Polycythemia and the Coronary Complications of Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Yemen
AUTHORS:
Mohammed Ali Al-Huthi, Dhaifullah Jayed
KEYWORDS:
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Polycythemia, Coronary Angiography, Yemen
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.3 No.10,
October
26,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background: A retrospective study was performed to study the effect of polycythemia on the severity of coronary artery occlusions and echocardiographic characteristics among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in Yemen. Methods: Tow hundred and four (204) ACS patients in Yemen who underwent coronary angiography were reviewed from January 2014 to December 2014. Results: The mean age of Polycythemia ACS patients was significantly lower than normal hemoglobin patients (54.59 years vs. 57.08 years; p p p ust; p