Table 1:
Demographics and Clinical Characteristics
| Clinical Characteristics | All Patients (n=2122) |
|---|---|
| Demographic | |
| Age (years) | 58 (16) |
| Female Sex | 1001 (47%) |
| Race | |
| White | 1216 (58%) |
| Black | 859 (40%) |
| Other | 47 (2%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 (0.7%) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 1973 (93%) |
| Unspecified | 134 (6.3%) |
| Past Medical History | |
| Hypertension | 1469 (69%) |
| Ever Smoked | 1293 (68%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 833 (39%) |
| Known CAD | 715 (38%) |
| Previous PCI or CABG | 668 (31%) |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 593 (28%) |
| Heart Failure | 337 (16%) |
| Diagnostics | |
| Positive initial troponin | 166 (8%) |
| Positive serial troponin | 253 (12%) |
| Stress test with SPECT scan | 278 (13.1%) |
| Focal evidence of ischemia | 29 (1.4%) |
| Outcomes & Course of Hospitalization | |
| Confirmed ACS | 288 (13.6%) |
| Final Discharge Diagnosis of NSTE-ACS | 179 (8%) |
| Subsequent In-Hospital Evolution of STE-ACS | 109 (5%) |
| Treatment with PCI or CABG | 197 (9%) |
| 30-Day Complication or Adverse Events | 256 (12%) |