Immediate and one-year outcome of patients presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome complicated by stroke: Findings from the 2ndGulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE-2)

Table 2 In-hospital therapy and at discharge in patients with or without stroke

	During admission			At discharge
	No stroke	Stroke	P value	No stroke	Stroke	P value
	(n = 7,874)	(n = 56)	P value	(n = 78744)	(n = 56)	P value
Coronary angiography	32.6%	12.5%*	0.002
Percutaneous coronary intervention	14.5%	5.4%	0.08
Elective	10.2%	1.8%	0.42
Urgent/Emergency PCI (UA/NSTEMI)	4.2%	3.6%
Aspirin	98%	91%	0.001	93%	57%	0.001
β blockers	75%	46%	0.001	80%	38%	0.001
Clopidogrel	76%	55%	0.001	68%	38%	0.001
ACE inhibitors	25.6%	33.9%	0.16	72%	47%	0.001
Angiotensin receptor blockers	4.7%	1.8%	0.30	6.8%	1.8%	0.1
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor	95%	89%	0.06	92%	58%	0.001
GPIIb/IIa inhibitors	7.8%	3.6%	0.25
Thrombolytic therapy
t-PA	3%	13%	0.09
Streoptkinase	42%	40%
Reteplase	44%	47%
Tenektopase	11%	0%
Unfractionated heparin	49.5%	33.9%	0.02
LMWH (enoxaparin)	39.1%	21.4%	0.02

Data are expressed as percentage; STEMI = ST elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI = non ST elevation myocardial infarction; UA = unstable angina; LBBB = left bundle branch block; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction.

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