Hassan Alkhawam1,2,3,4, Robert Sogomonian1,2,3,4, Mohammed El-Hunjul1,2,3,4, Mohamad Kabach1,2,3,4, Umer Syed1,2,3,4, Neil Vyas1,2,3,4, Sumair Ahmad1,2,3,4, Timothy J Vittorio1,2,3,4. 1. Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Elmhurst), NY, USA. 2. Department of Neurology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA. 3. Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Palm Beach Regional Campus, FL, USA. 4. St. Francis Hospital - Heart Center, Roslyn, NY, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we assessed the risk factor profile in premature coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute coronary syndrome for adults ≤40 years old. METHODS: A retrospective chart analysis of 397 patients ≤40 years old admitted from 2005 to 2014 for chest pain and who underwent coronary arteriography. RESULTS: Of 397 patients that had undergone coronary arteriography, 54% had CAD while 46% had normal coronary arteries. When compared with patients with normal coronary arteries, patients with CAD were more likely to smoke tobacco, have dyslipidemia, be diabetic, have BMI >30 kg/m(2), have a family history of premature CAD and be male in gender. CONCLUSION: Healthcare intervention in the general population through screening, counseling and education regarding the risk factors is warranted to reduce premature CAD.
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we assessed the risk factor profile in premature coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute coronary syndrome for adults ≤40 years old. METHODS: A retrospective chart analysis of 397 patients ≤40 years old admitted from 2005 to 2014 for chest pain and who underwent coronary arteriography. RESULTS: Of 397 patients that had undergone coronary arteriography, 54% had CAD while 46% had normal coronary arteries. When compared with patients with normal coronary arteries, patients with CAD were more likely to smoke tobacco, have dyslipidemia, be diabetic, have BMI >30 kg/m(2), have a family history of premature CAD and be male in gender. CONCLUSION: Healthcare intervention in the general population through screening, counseling and education regarding the risk factors is warranted to reduce premature CAD.
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Keywords:
acute coronary syndrome; coronary artery disease; young adults
Authors: Pablo Juan-Salvadores; Víctor Alfonso Jiménez Díaz; Cristina Iglesia Carreño; Alba Guitián González; Cesar Veiga; Cristina Martínez Reglero; José Antonio Baz Alonso; Francisco Caamaño Isorna; Andrés Iñiguez Romo Journal: J Cardiovasc Dev Dis Date: 2022-03-11