Perfil sócio demográfico e clínico de pacientes com infarto agudo do miocárdio em um hospital público de Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais

Abstract

The Myocardial infarction requires evidence of myocardial cell death due to prolonged ischemia. Characteristic findings include the infarct zone occurs through the coagulation necrosis and proceeds with inflammation, phagocytosis and repair of necrotic myocytes resulting in scar formation. Goals:Identify the epidemiological clinical profile of young adult patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction in a public hospital in Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais. Method: documentary, cross-sectional research with a quantitative approach, involving 100 medical records of patients with Myocardial infarction who met the inclusion criteria. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Results: Most patients were male, aged 41anos to 50 years, with previous diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cholesterol changes, smoker, drinker and did not perform physics. Conclusion: despite of various government programs for prevention and health promotion as hyperdia, tobacco control, alcohol consumption, encouraging physical activity and others. Much remains to be worked and developed so that people become aware of the need for prevention.