Epidemiological profile of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a literary review
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological profile of patients with acute myocardial infarction: a literary review
Received 19th November, 2019; Received in revised form 17th December, 2019; Accepted 20th January, 2020; Published online 27th February, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Carla Spillere Busarelo and Melissa Watanabe. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), also known as a "heart attack", consists of necrosis of the heart muscle resulting from ischemia. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the epidemiological profile of individuals affected by AMI. Methodology: The method used was the integrative literature review (RIL) of quantitative and descriptive approach with data collection in the database on the platforms: Lilacs, Medline and Scielo. Results: A total of eleven articles that met the pre-established inclusion criteria were analyzed in this RIL. Discussion: the most present risk factors are: systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), overweight / obesity, alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, smoking habits, family history and stress. Male patients represented the majority of the total individuals, people between 50 and 60 years are the most affected, and individuals of the white color are the most susceptible. Final considerations: The study showed that the majority of the individuals are men of higher age, of the white race, with bad habits of life and carriers of HAS and DM.
