Acute coronary syndrome in the Middle East: The importance of registries for quality assessment and plans for improvement

Authors

  • Jassim Al Suwaidi Department of Adult Cardiology, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Abstract

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represents one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Several practice guidelines have been developed in Europe and North America to improve outcome of ACS patients through implementation of the recommendations into clinical practice. It is well know that there is wide gap between guidelines and implementation in real practice as was demonstrated in registry findings mainly conducted in the developed world. Here in we review main gaps in the management of ACS patients observed from two recent registries conducted in the Middle East. 

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Published

2017-04-18

Issue

Vol. 2013 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Review articles

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