

Patients in the OASIS registry 2 were younger, were more often males and smokers, presented later to the hospital after symptom onset and had a lower prevalence of diabetes at admission. We compared the data from a prospective registry of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome involving 4615 patients from 65 centers in 8 low and middle income countries (OASIS registry 2) with those obtained from 7987 patients from 95 centers in 6 middle and high income countries (OASIS registry 1). This study sought to compare baseline characteristics, practice patterns and clinical outcomes for patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome from a broad range of low-, middle- and high-income countries. Acute coronary syndrome continues to have significant long-term morbidity and mortality.
