TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Effects of age, sex and ethnicity
AU - Eisenberg, S.
AU - Ehrenfeld, M.
AU - Friedman, G.
AU - Friedlander, Y.
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - The characteristics of 200 patients with acute myocardial infarction were determined and analyzed according to age, sex and country of origin. Older patients (>65 yr) were characterized by an overall low-risk profile. Women with myocardial infarction (especially <65 yr) were characterized by a high-risk profile, although fewer smoked cigarettes and their high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were higher than in men. In patients of Asian-African origin, hyperlipoproteinemia of the type IIb variety was more prevalent and the plasma triglyceride levels were higher than in the other patients. The analysis has thus indicated several distinct risk patterns among the study populations; in particular, plasma and lipoprotein lipid levels were found to be an important predisposing factor for coronary artery disease in young patients, in women, and in immigrants from Asian and African countries.
AB - The characteristics of 200 patients with acute myocardial infarction were determined and analyzed according to age, sex and country of origin. Older patients (>65 yr) were characterized by an overall low-risk profile. Women with myocardial infarction (especially <65 yr) were characterized by a high-risk profile, although fewer smoked cigarettes and their high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were higher than in men. In patients of Asian-African origin, hyperlipoproteinemia of the type IIb variety was more prevalent and the plasma triglyceride levels were higher than in the other patients. The analysis has thus indicated several distinct risk patterns among the study populations; in particular, plasma and lipoprotein lipid levels were found to be an important predisposing factor for coronary artery disease in young patients, in women, and in immigrants from Asian and African countries.
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AN - SCOPUS:0019501661
SN - 1565-1088
VL - 17
SP - 309
EP - 317
JO - Israel Medical Association Journal
JF - Israel Medical Association Journal
IS - 5
ER -