An Epidemiologic Study of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Northwestern Greece

• Published in: Angiology Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 187 - 194
• Main Authors: Papathanasiou, A. I., Pappas, K. D., Korantzopoulos, P., Leontaridis, J. P., Vougiouklakis, T. G., Kiriou, M., Dimitroula, V., Michalis, L. K., Goudevenos, J. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.03.2004; Westminster; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Aged; Angina, Unstable - epidemiology; Angina, Unstable - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - epidemiology; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Female; Greece - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology; Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology; Population Surveillance; Prospective Studies; Syndrome; Greece; Europe; Cardiovascular disease; Epidemiology

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) represent the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Relative epidemiologic data for Greece, a Mediterranean country, are sparse. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence and the clinical presentations of ACS. Over a 1-year period...