What is it about?

This study presents the characteristics and outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease in a resource-limited South-East Asian setting

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Why is it important?

We provide a detailed characteristics at admission, the current state of cardiovascular care, and the 30-day and 6-month outcomes of CAD patients in a resource-poor Indonesian population. Our findings suggest that awareness of symptoms, initial management for acute CVD, as well as healthcare resources and infrastructures should be improved to reduce the high rate short-term mortality and adverse events in this population.

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This is the first study that fully reports on characteristics and outcomes of patients with CAD in Indonesia. We completed, to the best of our ability, the follow-up of this study, which was very challenging. There should be more clinical research conducted in Indonesia, particularly in cardiovascular field.

Mrs Andriany Qanitha
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam

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This page is a summary of: Characteristics and the average 30-day and 6-month clinical outcomes of patients hospitalised with coronary artery disease in a poor South-East Asian setting: the first cohort from Makassar Cardiac Center, Indonesia, BMJ Open, June 2018, BMJ,
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021996.
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