Open AccessMyocardial infarction in young adults-risk factors and pattern of coronary artery involvement
Author(s) -
Ramakant Bhardwaj,
Arvind Kandoria,
Rajesh Sharma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.128161
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , coronary artery disease , family history , artery , coronary angiography , risk factor
Coronary artery disease (CAD) mostly occurs in persons older than 45 years of age. In India, CAD manifests almost a decade earlier than in Western countries. This study was done to study the risk factors and angiographic profile in young patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).