title: [Acute myocardial infarct in young adults. A report of 142 cases].
abstract: We present 142 cases of myocardial infarction in the young (MIY) which correspond to 5.6% of a total of 2525 patients with MI hospitalized in the past 5 years at the Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico La Raza, IMSS. Among them, 124 (87%) were males and 18 (13%) females. The age varied from 25-40 years, average 35 years for both sexes. Occupational labor: 56 (39.5%) were workers, 27 (19%) officemen, 22 (15.5%) professionals, 20 (14%) taxi drivers, 15 (10.5%) merchants and 2 (1.5%) students. Personal cardiac history: 42 (30%) had history of angor pectoris and 5 (3.5%) of MI. Coronary risk factors: 106 patients (75%) had emotional stress due to type "A" personality, 101 (71%) cigarette smoking, 59 (42%) systemic arterial hypertension, 35 (25%) diabetes mellitus, 35 (25%) hyperlipidemias and 28 (20%) obesity. Among them, 34 (24%) had no risk factors. MI localization: 48 (34%) anteroseptal, 37 (26%) anterolateral, 36 (25%) posteroinferior and 21 (15%) inferior. Only in 83 cases coronary angiogram was performed, among them: 34 (41%) had disease of the left coronary artery and 18 (22%) of the right; 33 (40%) had one vessel, 15 (18%) 2 vessel and 4 (5%) 3 vessel disease. In 31 (37%) the coronary angiogram was normal.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: División de Cardiología y Angiología, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico La Raza, IMSS, México, D.F.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Badui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rangel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valdespino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Graef
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plaza
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chávez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lepe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Enciso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Infarto agudo del miocardio en adultos jóvenes. Presentación de 142 casos.