Major Risk Factors For Myocardial Infarction
140 patients (89 males and 51 females) aged between 40-89 years were studied to identify the major risk factors among myocardial infarction patients from October 2010 to February 2011 in the intensive care unit ,respiratory care unit, and coronary care unit at Ibn Al-Betar for Cardiac Surgery and A...
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140 patients (89 males and 51 females) aged between 40-89 years were studied to identify the major risk factors among myocardial infarction patients from October 2010 to February 2011 in the intensive care unit ,respiratory care unit, and coronary care unit at Ibn Al-Betar for Cardiac Surgery and Al-kademia Teaching Hospitals in Baghdad city.
For achieving this goal, a questionnaire type include data concerning the study was designed and the data were collected by interview method and review of patients records.They were confirmed as myocardial infarction cases by the cardiologists.
The results of this study showed that 9.3 % of the sample had no risk factor while the majorty (90.7%) of the sample had at least one or more risk factors,also it's declared that the
males (63.6 % ) were at higher risk of myocardial infarction (MI) than the females (36.4%) and most of MI(s) (81.4%) occured in people younger than 69 years old.
The prevalent risk factors were hypertension (66.4%) and its prevalent was higher in males (40%) than in females (26.4%) , also high blood cholesterol (61.4%) , smoking
(60.7%) , and type 2 diabetes mellitus (52.1%).
Smoking was the most prevalent risk factor among males (49.3%) in relation to other risk factors, while hypertension was the main one among females (26.4%).The high
prevalence of hypertension,blood cholesterol ,smoking, and diabetes mellitus in this study calls for an action plan by the primary health care team to prevent and control these risk
factors. More effort is needed to improve attendees, knowledge, and promote healthy attitudes and behaviour.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8887d0792269400cb64cb149f1fe37fb2024-04-04T06:58:39ZengCollege of Pharmacy / Mustansiriyah UniversityAl-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences1815-09932959-183X2013-06-0113110.32947/ajps.v13i1.186Major Risk Factors For Myocardial InfarctionAhmed Abbas Kadhim0Department of Anesthesia, Institute of Medical Technology /Baghdad. Foundation of Technical Education. 140 patients (89 males and 51 females) aged between 40-89 years were studied to identify the major risk factors among myocardial infarction patients from October 2010 to February 2011 in the intensive care unit ,respiratory care unit, and coronary care unit at Ibn Al-Betar for Cardiac Surgery and Al-kademia Teaching Hospitals in Baghdad city. For achieving this goal, a questionnaire type include data concerning the study was designed and the data were collected by interview method and review of patients records.They were confirmed as myocardial infarction cases by the cardiologists. The results of this study showed that 9.3 % of the sample had no risk factor while the majorty (90.7%) of the sample had at least one or more risk factors,also it's declared that the males (63.6 % ) were at higher risk of myocardial infarction (MI) than the females (36.4%) and most of MI(s) (81.4%) occured in people younger than 69 years old. The prevalent risk factors were hypertension (66.4%) and its prevalent was higher in males (40%) than in females (26.4%) , also high blood cholesterol (61.4%) , smoking (60.7%) , and type 2 diabetes mellitus (52.1%). Smoking was the most prevalent risk factor among males (49.3%) in relation to other risk factors, while hypertension was the main one among females (26.4%).The high prevalence of hypertension,blood cholesterol ,smoking, and diabetes mellitus in this study calls for an action plan by the primary health care team to prevent and control these risk factors. More effort is needed to improve attendees, knowledge, and promote healthy attitudes and behaviour. https://ajps.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/AJPS/article/view/186Myocardial infarction; risk factors |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Abbas Kadhim Major Risk Factors For Myocardial Infarction Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Myocardial infarction; risk factors |
| title | Major Risk Factors For Myocardial Infarction |
| title_full | Major Risk Factors For Myocardial Infarction |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Major Risk Factors For Myocardial Infarction |
| title_short | Major Risk Factors For Myocardial Infarction |
| title_sort | major risk factors for myocardial infarction |
| topic | Myocardial infarction; risk factors |
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