Ecstasy induced myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular fibrillation in 20-year-old man – a

Wróbel, Robert; Kurianowicz, Marek; Drozd, Jakub; Zapolski, Tomasz

doi:10.5114/pwki.2010.13825

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“…Of note, our study findings indicate that one in ten patients below 40 years of age referred to a coronary catheterisation laboratory may show evidence of myocarditis. Differentiating between myocarditis and ACS is an important issue and a major challenge in cardiology, mostly in young subjects, as often discussed in the current literature [8,9].…”

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Clinical and angiographic characteristics of coronary artery disease in young adults: a single centre study

Maroszyńska-Dmoch

Wożakowska−Kapłon

2016

Kardiol Pol

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A b s t r a c tBackground: Coronary artery disease (CAD) in young adults under 40 years of age is a growing medical, social, psychological and economical problem, related to the prevalence of civilization-related diseases and unhealthy lifestyle. The problem of CAD in young people has not been characterised as well as in older individuals, as the available data mostly come from case reports and small series, often related to genetic aspects and familial occurrence of the disease. Aim:To assess clinical and angiographic characteristics of young adults with CAD and to evaluate in-hospital and long-term mortality in this patient group. The study combined a retrospective and a prospective approach.Methods: A total of 239 patients aged 40 years or younger who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) in the Swietokrzyskie Centre of Cardiology in Kielce in [2001][2002][2003][2004][2005][2006][2007][2008] were included in this study. Demographic characteristics, risk factor profile, laboratory test results, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings, CAG findings, and in-hospital mortality were assessed retrospectively in the selected groups. During the second stage of the study, clinical and mortality data were obtained prospectively in 130 patients (54.4% of the study group) during up to 5 years of follow-up. Results:The mean patient age was 35.1 ± 4.4 years. Men made up 86.2% of the study sample, and the proportion of rural area residents was 54.8%. Among young patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the most common presentation (52.8%) was ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Angiographically normal coronary arteries were found in 37.2% of CAD patients and in 16.9% of patients with the diagnosis of ACS. The mean degree of coronary artery lumen stenosis was 75.4% in the group with significant atherosclerotic coronary lesions (50-90%) and 95.9% in the group demonstrating a critical coronary obstruction (≥ 90%). Single-vessel disease was identified in 61.9% of patients with a positive result of CAG (stenosis > 50%, CORO(+) group). The most common location of significant atherosclerotic coronary lesions was the left anterior descending artery (61.6%) followed by the right coronary artery (27.4%). The most prevalent conventional cardiovascular risk factors were lipid abnormalities, cigarette smoking and an increased body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m 2 , followed by a family history of CAD and hypertension. The proportion of patients with abnormal lipid profile, cigarette smoking and overweight or obesity was particularly high in the CORO(+) group (85.6%, 83.9%, and 64.4%, respectively). In-hospital mortality rate was low, at 0.7% among ACS patients. Long-term mortality during up to 5 years of follow-up was not so favourable, at 7.75% in ACS patients and 8.5% in the CORO(+) group. Conclusions:The population of young patients with CAD is predominantly male, rural, and characterised by a low socioeconomic status. The aetiology of CAD in this patient group differs significantly from that in older patients a...

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