Clinical review of unstable angina pectoris

ABSTRACT

This study included 62 patients [42 males and 20 females] with the diagnosis of unstable angina. Acute myocardial infarction occurred in 15% of patients and acute mortality rate was 3%. Advanced age and a previous myocardial infarction favored a complicated in-hospital course [myocardial infarction and/or sudden death]. Patients with persistent and recurrent chest pain after admission and those with frequent arrhythmias were more prone to complications. Multiplicity of risk factors were more evident in the group of patients with a worse short-term prognosis