Abstract
Aim. To study the clinicofunctional peculiarities of patients with acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation (ACSwSTE) against the background of acute atrial fibrillation (AF); to estimate the effect of AF on short-term prognosis in this group of patients. Materials and methods. Seventy one patients aged 62, [57; 70] including 38 women and 33 men, who were admitted to intensive cardiology unit with diagnosis of ACSwSTE, were examined. These patients were divided into 2 groups: group1 - ACSwSTE with acute AF, group 2 - ACSwSTE without AF. Patients’ examination, besides general clinical study, included echocardiography. Hospital lethality for the period of observation was analyzed. Results. In the group of patients suffering from ACSwSTE with AF there prevailed men. The course of ACSwSTE against the background of AF was accompanied by moderate decrease in glomerular filtration rate. According to ECG data, AF patients more often had the left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy and left atrium dilatation. Over the observation period no lethal outcomes were registered. Conclusions. Among patients with AF and ACSwSTE, enlargement of the left atrium, left atrial volume and left ventricular myocardium mass index was detected. Regardless of the common opinion, AF does not cause growth of hospital lethality in patients with ACSwSTE.
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