Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

The frequency of modifiable risk factors of acute myocardial infarction variesgreatly in different countries and populations of the world. Objective: To find out the frequencyof modifiable risk factors in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Design: Cross-sectionalstudy. Setting: Cardiology Department. Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad, Period: 1st Jan2015 and 30th June 2015. Material and Methods: A total of 224 patients of acute myocardialinfarction Patients were enquired about the presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus,smoking and family history of ischemic heart disease. Fasting blood sugar and lipid profilewere recorded. Results: Out of 224, 90.6% patients had at least one risk factor. Hypertensionwas found to be the most common risk factor (55.4%), followed by smoking (43.8%) andDiabetes 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 acutemyocardial infarction, followed by smoking and diabetes.