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  • Title: [Acute myocardial infarct in young adults. A report of 142 cases].
    Author: Badui E, Rangel A, Valdespino A, Graef A, Plaza A, Chávez E, Ramos MA, Lepe L, Cruz H, Enciso R.
    Journal: Arch Inst Cardiol Mex; 1993; 63(6):529-37. PubMed ID: 8135595.
    Abstract:
    We present 142 cases of myocardial infarction in the young (MIY) which correspond to 5.6% of a total of 2525 patients with MI hospitalized in the past 5 years at the Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico La Raza, IMSS. Among them, 124 (87%) were males and 18 (13%) females. The age varied from 25-40 years, average 35 years for both sexes. Occupational labor: 56 (39.5%) were workers, 27 (19%) officemen, 22 (15.5%) professionals, 20 (14%) taxi drivers, 15 (10.5%) merchants and 2 (1.5%) students. Personal cardiac history: 42 (30%) had history of angor pectoris and 5 (3.5%) of MI. Coronary risk factors: 106 patients (75%) had emotional stress due to type "A" personality, 101 (71%) cigarette smoking, 59 (42%) systemic arterial hypertension, 35 (25%) diabetes mellitus, 35 (25%) hyperlipidemias and 28 (20%) obesity. Among them, 34 (24%) had no risk factors. MI localization: 48 (34%) anteroseptal, 37 (26%) anterolateral, 36 (25%) posteroinferior and 21 (15%) inferior. Only in 83 cases coronary angiogram was performed, among them: 34 (41%) had disease of the left coronary artery and 18 (22%) of the right; 33 (40%) had one vessel, 15 (18%) 2 vessel and 4 (5%) 3 vessel disease. In 31 (37%) the coronary angiogram was normal.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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