<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Coronary heart disease occurs more often in patients over the age of 45. However, recent data shows a growing incidence of coronary events in younger patients also. Young patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) represent a relatively small proportion of subjects suffering from an acute ischemic event. However, they represent a subset that is distinguished from elderly patients by a different profile of risk factors, often atypical clinical presentation, and different prognosis. The prevalence of risk factors such as smoking, dyslipidemia, and a family history of coronary events is higher in this group of patients compared to the general population with AMI. Because of an important negative impact on the patients’ psychology, impaired working abilities, and a high socioeconomical burden, myocardial infarction in young patients represents an important cardiovascular pathology. This manuscript aims to present the particularities of AMI occuring at a young age, in comparison with the rest of the population with AMI.</p></abstract>

Coronary heart disease occurs more often in patients over the age of 45. However, recent data shows a growing incidence of coronary events in younger patients also. Young patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) represent a relatively small proportion of subjects suffering from an acute ischemic event. However, they represent a subset that is distinguished from elderly patients by a different profile of risk factors, often atypical clinical presentation, and different prognosis. The prevalence of risk factors such as smoking, dyslipidemia, and a family history of coronary events is higher in this group of patients compared to the general population with AMI. Because of an important negative impact on the patients’ psychology, impaired working abilities, and a high socioeconomical burden, myocardial infarction in young patients represents an important cardiovascular pathology. This manuscript aims to present the particularities of AMI occuring at a young age, in comparison with the rest of the population with AMI.

Particularities of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults

Dr. George I.M. Georgescu” Cardiovascular Diseases Institute

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Coronary heart disease occurs more often in patients over the age of 45. However, recent data shows a growing incidence of coronary events in younger patients...

Particularities of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults

Publié en ligne: 02 mai 2019

Pages: 25 - 31

Reçu: 09 févr. 2019

Accepté: 13 mars 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2019-0005

Mots clés
myocardial infarction, young patients, coronary heart disease, prognosis, mortality

© 2019 Larisa Anghel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Particularities of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults

Publié en ligne: 02 mai 2019

Pages: 25 - 31

Reçu: 09 févr. 2019

Accepté: 13 mars 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2019-0005

Mots clésmyocardial infarction, young patients, coronary heart disease, prognosis, mortality

© 2019 Larisa Anghel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
myocardial infarction, young patients, coronary heart disease, prognosis, mortality