Open AccessMultifactorial Analysis of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Group of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
George Razvan Maxim,
Elena Dumea,
Andreea Bosneagu,
Mihaela Ciucea,
Irinel Raluca Parepa,
Cristian Lucian Petcu,
Corina Mitroi-Maxim,
Dan Georgescu,
Cristian Serafinceanu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
romanian journal of diabetes nutrition and metabolic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2284-6417
pISSN - 2068-8245
DOI - 10.2478/rjdnmd-2014-0040
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , metabolic syndrome , acute coronary syndrome , obesity , endocrinology
Background and Aims: Acute myocardial infarction is one of the main causes of mortality worldwide, atherosclerosis being the most common mechanism of coronary artery obstruction. Many cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are associated with these pathogenic processes. The aim of our study was to investigate a group of patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in terms of the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. Materials and Methods: We investigated 97 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 30 persons without AMI (control group) for CV risk parameters (metabolic syndrome, diabetes, sedentary, dyslipidemia, glycosylated hemoglobin- HbA1c), and the risk of developing AMI. Results: We found statistically significant differences (p<0.05) for the patients with metabolic syndrome, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, high level of total cholesterol, LDLc, HbA1c, low level of HDLc for the risk to develop AMI. Conclusion: This study emphasizes the need to implement measures of primary and secondary prevention, and carry out a strict control of cardiovascular risk factors as well as implicitly improve the therapeutic conduct