Acute coronary syndrome and its treatment outcomes in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Figures & data

Fig. 1 Flow diagram of literature search and study selection based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA)

Fig. 2 Funnel plot for the publication bias of the included studies for overall all in-hospital mortality

Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis

Table 2 Pooled prevalence of risk factors among ACS patients in Ethiopia

Fig. 3 Forest plot of the pooled estimate of percentage hypertension among acute coronary syndrome patients in selected studies

Fig. 4 Forest plot of the pooled estimate of percentage diabetes mellitus among acute coronary syndrome patients in selected studies

Fig. 5 Forest plot of the pooled estimate of percentage dyslipidemia among acute coronary syndrome patients in selected studies

Table 3 Subgroup analysis of articles describing medications used based on types of ACS

Fig. 6 Overall all in-hospital mortality among acute coronary syndrome patients in Ethiopia

Table 4 Subgroup analysis of studies included on in-hospital mortality by types of ACS

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