Our objective was to study the demographic features of patients with acute coronary syndrome and the incidence of complications in such cases in a tertiary care hospital in India

The study contained 120 study participants presenting with acute coronary syndrome. Standard 12-lead ECG was taken on admission, after thrombolysis (if required), six hour after admission, twenty four hours after admission and daily till the patient remained in the ICCU. The relevant history regarding chief complaints, risk factors for atherosclerosis were taken and each patient examined for vital signs and signs of cardiac failure.

Incidence of acute coronary syndrome was higher in males. Males in the age group of 31-50 years and females in the age group of 41-50 years had higher incidence of acute coronary syndrome. Incidence of STEMI and NSTEMI/UA were approximately equal in both sexes. Smoking, alcoholism and obesity were common risk factors for acute coronary syndrome in males. There was no significant difference in incidence of complications like LVF, arrhythmias, conduction block, hypotension and death between both sexes.