2012
DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.4.332
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Evaluation of risk factors in acute myocardial infarction patients admitted to the coronary care unit, Tripoli Medical Centre, Libya

Abstract: The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the risk factors for acute myocardial infarction in patients attending Tripoli Medical Centre, Libya. Records were reviewed for 622 patients with a mean age of 58.3 (SD 12.9) years. Diabetes mellitus (48.2%), hypertension (35.7%) and smoking (50.6%) were among the risk factors reported. There were 110 patients (17.7%) who died during hospitalization, mainly suffering cardiogenic shock (48.0%). The rate of use of thrombolytic therapy was low in patients who we… Show more

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“…[23] Among the presenting symptoms chest pain was frequently reported by MI patients admitted at Prince Mitab hospital being present in 90.2% cases, followed by nausea and vomiting in 18.3% of cases, current results run in conformity with a study conducted by A. R. Abdulkarem et al who showed chest pain in 89.7% cases of MI as the leading presenting symptom. [27] Study observed a mortality rate of 3.7% among MI patients over the three year period.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[23] Among the presenting symptoms chest pain was frequently reported by MI patients admitted at Prince Mitab hospital being present in 90.2% cases, followed by nausea and vomiting in 18.3% of cases, current results run in conformity with a study conducted by A. R. Abdulkarem et al who showed chest pain in 89.7% cases of MI as the leading presenting symptom. [27] Study observed a mortality rate of 3.7% among MI patients over the three year period.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Diabetes is a major independent predictor of morbidity and mortality in acute MI. 17,18 Smoking was the second risk factor among male patient (51.2%), but all the female patients sample were not smoker, this because, the smoking is not an habit among females in most of Arabian and Islamic countries. Smoking appeared to be the second most common risk of AMI.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A study, conducted in Punjab institute of cardiology, showed that smoking was the most prevalent (63.4%) risk factor in young coronary artery disease patients. 20 Abduelkarem et al 18 reported that smoking was an important risk factor among Libyan male acute myocardial infarction patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Akibatnya kerja jantung bertambah, sehingga ventrikel kiri hipertrofi untuk meningkatkan kekuatan pompa.Atrial fibrilasi juga merupakan kondisi yang sering dijumpai pada hipertensi baik di Eropa maupun di Amerika . (1, 3,7) Berdasarkan tingginya angka kejadian dan banyaknya komplikasi dari penyakit hipertensi membuat penulis tertarik untuk mengangkat judul "Karakteristik Gambaran EKG pada pasien Hipertensi di Rumah Sakit Ibnu Sina Makassar Periode Januari-Juni 2017". sebanyak 10 orang (16,67%).…”
Section: %) Conclusion: Rhythmic Characteristics Of Ecg Of Hypertunclassified