Publications by authors named "Aman P K Nijjar"
Article Synopsis
- Type 2 diabetes significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular issues and mortality after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in elderly patients.
- A study of patients aged 65 and older found that those with diabetes experienced higher rates of recurrent AMI, heart failure, and death, with increased risk correlated to the intensity of diabetes treatment (none, oral medication, or insulin).
- Results showed that the risk of adverse outcomes rose with the type of diabetes treatment, underscoring the need for careful management of diabetic patients post-AMI.
Background: South Asians have a high prevalence of ischemic heart disease and experience high incident acute myocardial infarction (AMI) rates at younger ages than their white counterparts. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes after AMI in a Canadian population of South Asian and white patients, aged 20 to 55 years.
Methods: Using hospital discharge abstract administrative data, we included patients with incident AMI, residing in British Columbia and the Calgary Health Region, between April 1, 1995 and March 31, 2002.
Background: As populations in Western countries continue to change in their ethnic composition, there is a need for regular surveillance of diseases that have previously shown some health disparities. Earlier data have already demonstrated high rates of cardiovascular mortality among South Asians and relatively lower rates among people of Chinese descent. The aim of this study was to describe the differences in the incidence of hospitalized acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among the three largest ethnic groups in British Columbia (BC), Canada.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to determine whether South Asian patients with diabetes have a worse prognosis following hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) compared with their White counterparts. We measured the risk of developing a composite cardiovascular outcome of recurrent AMI, congestive heart failure (CHF) requiring hospitalization, or death, in these two groups.
Methods: Using hospital administrative data, we performed a retrospective cohort study of 41,615 patients with an incident AMI in British Columbia and the Calgary Health Region between April 1, 1995, and March 31, 2002.