Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Myocardial Infarction Patients

Abstract

Background: Platelets play a crucial role in linking inflammation and thrombosis, in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders such as acute Myocardial Infarction (MI). This study aimed to find out the socio-demographic characteristics of the study population. Methods: This prospective observational cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Cardiology, Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, for a period of 6 months following the date of acceptance of research protocol. Following informed written consent, total 100 subjects were enrolled in this study and categorized into case and control group; cases were 1st time diagnosed patients (Myocardial Infarction) with STEMI by 12‑lead electrocardiogram and controls were patients without history of coronary artery diseases confirmed by electrocardiogram with apparently healthy status. Data were analyzed by the SPSS 24. Results: Mean age of case and control was 55.54± 7.05 and 53.88± 7.95 year respectively (p-value >0.05). Highest percentage of patients from each group was belonged to 51 – 60 years (66% and 62% respectively). Besides, both case and control groups had male predominance (78% and 72% respectively, p value >0.05). Patients with STEMI had significantly higher prevalence of HTN (82% vs 28%), DM (78% vs 26%), Dyslipidaemia (54% vs 10%) and history of smoking (58% vs 38%) compared to controls as p value <0.05. Conclusion: Males were more affected by acute MI and anterior STEMI (66%) was the most frequent site among cases. However, further studies are needed to establish the findings.