Myocardial Infarction, Associated Risks and Possible Preventive Measures

Ischemic heart disease is a deficiency in the blood supply to the heart muscle which can be caused by an obstruction to, or even a narrowing of the coronary arteries. Myocardial infarction (Heart attack) associated with certain types of risk factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors of myocardial infarction (Heart attack) in heart patients, such as age, high cholesterol, hypertension, male gender, diabetes, family history and smoking status. These risk factors are important indicator of myocardial infarction. The present descriptive study undertaken at Akram Hospital, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan was aimed to determine the risk factors in MI patients. There were total 50 patients with myocardial infarction (35 males, 15 females). Patients were showing typical classical risk factors. The MI patients were diagnosed by ECG (electrocardiogram) method, specific blood test (troponin) and chest xray
method. A significantly increased risk of myocardial infarction was associated with these classical risk factors. The study shows patients of MI have usually these factors. Risk of MI continuously increased if the following factors are not controlled. Relatively close association of myocardial infarction was observed with studied risk factors.