Prevalence and impact of metabolic syndrome on in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction: A perspective from a developing country.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) often suffers from a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, few studies in developing countries have focused on the effect of MetS on in-hospital outcomes in patients with AMI. We analyzed 199 patients with AMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention.