Characterization of young people with acute myocardium infarction

Abstract

Objective: to characterize the clinical presentation of young adults diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction. Method: a documentary research with a quantitative approach. A form on sociodemographic and clinical aspects was used. The sample consisted of 12 medical records, from patients aged between 25 and 45 years old. The collected data were tabulated in an Excel spreadsheet and, after analysis, were presented in absolute frequencies. Results: predominantly males, with Supra ST, aged between 35 and 45 years old, overweight and without family history. Chest pain was found in 91.66% of the young people, 58.33% did not use continuous medication and 100% had troponin elevation and cardiac catheterization. Conclusion: the clinical presentation in the studied young population was within the general parameters for acute myocardial infarction diagnosis.