[Cardiovascular risk factors in patients surviving a myocardial infarction].
We studied the risk factors of coronary disease in 52 patients (46 male and 6 female) survivors of myocardial infarction (MI). We found that a group of patients under 40 years old had predominant lipid alteration (100%) being hypercholesterolemia (CT greater than or equal to 260 mg/dl), the decrease of HDL-C levels (less than or equal to 35 mg/dl) and the increase of the atherogenic index (CT/HDL-C greater than or equal to 6) being the most frequent. At the same time, we observed an important association between several risk factors, such as tobacco consumption (58.5%), sedentary life (56.1%), lipid alterations (hypercholesterolemia: 46.3%, decrease of HDL-C: 41.4%, increase of atherogenic index: 60.9%) in the group of patients under 40 years old. These data show that the alterations of lipid metabolism are risk factors frequently observed in young patients with ischemic cardiac disease.
Serrano Navarro
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Soriano Palao
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Sánchez Juan
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Ascaso Gimilio
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Martínez-Valls
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Carmena Rodríguez
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL
Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en pacientes sobrevivientes a infarto de miocardio.