title: Clinical Profile, Dyslipidemia and ACS - a Correlation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To analyze lipid profile in patients with ACS, and to study the pattern of the involvement and complication in ACS.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hundred and eight consecutive cases of ACS, attending the CCU of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital fulfilling the criteria, were taken for the present study. Patient from age 30 and older were studied. All cases were scrutinized to detail serial 12 lead EKG, serial cardiac biochemical markers, laboratory test, echocardiographic study. Design of the study was carried out in prospective, cross sectional study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hyperlipidemia was present in 61% of the patients. Only 27% of them were on statins. Most of them had high cholesterol level 68%, high Tgl level 75%, Ldl 50%, where as <40 Hdl (93%) patient were found to be low. 40% was found to have UAP. In addition patient with hypertension (76%) diabetes (65%) also had comorbidity for obesity 35%, and lipid abnormalities 75% for triglycerides, 66% for TC, 50% for LDL-C, 93% for low HDL-C, and a family history of CAD in 57%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcome of this study showed that the majority are male, relatively younger as compared to Western population. USA and STEMI were the dominant types of ACS. Strong correlations between TC, LDL-C, and low HDL-C in patient with ACS were noted. Majority of patients had hypertension, IHD in their families and Hyperlipidemia diabetes, smoking as the major risk factors. Better control of risk factors and the awareness of preventive strategies are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine,TUTH, IOM, Nepal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dali
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: ACS; clinical profile; lipid profile.