Early myocardial infarction and its risk factors in patients admitted in Rasul-e-Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran (1998-2007)

Following urbanization of developing world and increase in prevalence of risk factors for Ischemic Heart Diseases (IHD), the major global burden of IHD is in low and middle income countries. This study was designed to determine trends in early MI (Myocardial Infarction) during ten years and comparison of its risk factors with other patients with MI. In this cross-sectional study, we collected data about age, sex and history of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and smoking of 1829 patients with first ST Elevation MI (STEMI) admitted in Rasul-e-Akram Hospital from 1998 to 2007 for data analysis, we used SPSS software. Of 1829 patients with first STEMI, 25.2% of them had early MI which consisted of 84% men and 16% women (P)