DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i01.032

Pages: 172-178

Introduction: Smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sedentary life style, and positive family history are known as conventional risk factors of coronary artery disease (CAD) and the prevalence of it varies across populations. There is paucity of data in our country about the prevalence of risk factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young adults≤35 year. Aim of the Study:This study aims to assess Prevalence of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in Young Adults with Conventional Risk Factors. Material & Methods: It is an observational cross-sectional single center study conducted in Jashore Medical College Hospital. A total of 1167 consecutive patients admitted with the diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: STEMI, and Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: NSTEMI) were enrolled for the study from July 2019 to June 2020. Of these total patients 37 were in the age group of ≤35 year. A proforma was designed to collect patient information which included age, gender, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, smoking, family history of coronary artery disease (CAD), level of physical activity, and Body Mass Index(BMI). Results: Of the total study population (1167) a significant number (37) i.e, 3.17% fall in younger adult’s ≤35 year. The conventional risk factors for AMI smoking, dyslipidemia and family history are major in both age groups but these risk factors are more prevalent in young adults (≤35 year) in which smoking in male 25(67.57%) vs female 0, dyslipidemia in male 34(91.89%) vs female 2(5.41%) and family history of MI in male 33(89.19%) vs female 2(5.41%). Conclusion: Present study showed high prevalence of Acute Myocardial Infarction in younger age group ≤ 35year. Conventional risk factors were present in both the age groups, but smoking, dyslipidemia and family history of CAD were significantly higher in younger age group.