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ACC0010.1177/2048872614527007European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Carede Carvalho et al.

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY ®

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Differences in late cardiovascular mortality following acute myocardial infarction in three major Asian ethnic groups

European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care 2014, Vol. 3(4) 354­–362 © The European Society of Cardiology 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/2048872614527007 acc.sagepub.com

Leonardo P de Carvalho1, Fei Gao2,3, Qifeng Chen2, Mikael Hartman4,5, Ling-Ling Sim2, Tian-Hai Koh2, David Foo6, CheeTang Chin2, Hean-Yee Ong7, Khim-Leng Tong8, Huay-Cheem Tan1, Tiong-Cheng Yeo1, Chow-Khuan Yew9, Arthur M Richards1, Eric D Peterson10, Terrance Chua2* and Mark Y Chan1*

Abstract Aim: the purpose of this study was to investigate differences in long-term mortality following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients from three major ethnicities of Asia. Methods and results: We studied 15,151 patients hospitalized for AMI with a median follow-up of 7.3 years (maximum 12 years) in six publicly-funded hospitals in Singapore from 2000–2005. Overall and cause-specific cardiovascular (CV) mortality until 2012 were compared among three major ethnic groups that represent large parts of Asia: Chinese, Malay and Indian. Relative survival of all three ethnic groups was compared with a contemporaneous background reference population using the relative survival ratio (RSR) method. The median global registry of acute coronary events score was highest among Chinese, followed by Malay and Indians: 144 (25th percentile 119, 75th percentile 173), 138 (115, 167), and 131 (109, 160), respectively, p

Differences in late cardiovascular mortality following acute myocardial infarction in three major Asian ethnic groups.

the purpose of this study was to investigate differences in long-term mortality following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients from three maj...
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