Twenty Year Trends and Sex Differences in Young Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sex differences are known to exist in the management of older patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Few studies have examined the incidence and risk factors of AMI among young patients, or whether clinical management differs by sex.

Methods

The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Surveillance study conducts hospital surveillance of AMI in 4 US communities (MD, MN, MS, and NC). AMI was classified by physician review, using a validated algorithm. Medications and procedures were abstracted from the medical record. Our study population was limited to young patients aged 35 to 54 years.

Results

From 1995 to 2014, 28 732 weighted hospitalizations for AMI were sampled among patients aged 35 to 74 years. Of these, 8737 (30%) were young.

SUBMITTER: Arora S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6380926 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature