ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; FREQUENCY OF MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS

Abstract

The frequency of modifiable risk factors of acute myocardial infarction varies greatly in different countries and populations of the world. Objective: To find out the frequency of modifiable risk factors in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Cardiology Department. Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad, Period: 1st Jan 2015 and 30 th June 2015. Material and Methods: A total of 224 patients of acute myocardial infarction Patients were enquired about the presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking and family history of ischemic heart disease. Fasting blood sugar and lipid profile were recorded. Results: Out of 224, 90.6% patients had at least one risk factor. Hypertension was found to be the most common risk factor (55.4%), followed by smoking (43.8%) and Diabetes Mellitus (27.2%). Dyslipidemia was found to be the least common (23.2%) risk factor. Conclusion: Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor in patients of acute myocardial infarction, followed by smoking and diabetes. Article Citation: Malik R, Begum S, Afridi MN. Acute myocardial infarction; frequency of modifiable risk factors. Professional Med J 2016;23(3):293-297. DOI:10.17957/ TPMJ/16.3223 INTRODUCTION Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the most common diagnoses in hospitalized patients in industrialized countries. The early (thirty days) mortality rate from AMI is 30%.