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Research Article: Suboptimal Knowledge and Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Nurses Working in Selected Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Date Published: 2023-09-21

Abstract:
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a type of cardiovascular disease that can result from a sudden drop in blood flow through the coronary arteries supplying different regions of the myocardium. This condition encompasses ST-elevation myocardial infarction, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and unstable angina. It is responsible for about more than one million deaths each year across the world and the prevalence of ACS is rising in low- and middle-income countries including Ethiopia. A recent study indicates that ACS is responsible for about % of hospital mortality across Africa. Moreover, in Ethiopia, the prevalence of mortality due to ACS was .%. This is higher when compared to the result of the study reported in Sub-Saharan Africa, which was .%. This indicates that ACS remains a major public health problem and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia.

Introduction:
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a type of cardiovascular disease that can result from a sudden drop in blood flow through the coronary arteries supplying different regions of the myocardium. This condition encompasses ST-elevation myocardial infarction, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and unstable angina. It is responsible for about more than one million deaths each year across the world and the prevalence of ACS is rising in low- and middle-income countries including Ethiopia. A recent study indicates…

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