Original scientific paper
Acute Coronary Syndrome Frequency in Western Herzegovina over the Fifteen Year Period (1987–2001)
Ivan Vasilj
Mijo Bergovec
Ante Kvesić
Marija Strnad
Ljerka Ostojić
Zdenko Ostojić
Vlatka Martinović
Pavo Petrović
Darko Kondža
Mirjana Vasilj
Abstract
All patients who suffered from the acute coronary syndrome in western Herzegovina over the fifteen year period
(1987–2001) are included in this retrospective epidemiological study. The population that was undertaken by the study is
relative stabile and did not emigrate during the war period. The study compared the time before the war (1987–1991),
during the war (1992–1996) and after the war (1997–2001). The data were acquired from the archives of the patients of
the Mostar hospital and Clinical hospital Split during the war period. A total of 2022 acute coronary syndrome patients
were found, 1305 men and 717 women. More patients were treated during the war compared to the time before the war for
both male and female patients (p<0.0005). During the after-war period the number of treated patients was greater (p<
0.0005) compared to the war-time for both sexes. The comparison of the after-war period and the pre-war period reveals a
statistically significant difference as the number of treated patients (male and female) is larger in the after-war period.
The number of patient who are 65 years old and older than that is greater, and that is statistically significant (p=
0.0005.). We can conclude that the stress caused by the war and other factors have influenced a larger number of treated
patients of acute coronary syndrome. Therefore, further epidemiological researches of acute coronary syndrome with the
accent on prevention and treatment are needed.
Keywords
war; acute coronary syndrome; western Herzegovina
Hrčak ID:
27688
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Publication date:
13.12.2006.
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