Korean Circ J.  1992 Dec;22(6):922-928. 10.4070/kcj.1992.22.6.922.

Young Men with Acute Myocardial Infarction Review of their Clinical Characteristics and Coronary Angiographic Findings

• Shin KC
• Shin OS
• Lee BS
• Cho YK
• Oh YG
• Imm CW

• KMID: 1687835
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1992.22.6.922

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Not rarely we can find young people with acute myocardial infarction(AMI), many studies revealed they have fewer risk factors and less severe coronary angiographic abnormalities than middle and old aged group. METHODS: We studied clinical characteristics and coronary angiographic findings of 5 young men with AMI treated at Masan Koryo General Hospital from June 1986 June 1992. RESULTS: The age ranged between 19 and 32 years(mean 25.4). They had no other risk factors except cigrarette smoking(4 out of 5). Their coronary angiograms revealed no significant lesion in each infarct related artery. After discharge, all patient remained asymptomatic. CONCLUSION: AMI in young man might be related with cigarette smoking, and coronary artery spasm and/or thrombosis may play a significant role in its pathogenesis.

Keyword

Young man; Acute myocardial infarction

MeSH Terms

Arteries
Coronary Vessels
Hospitals, General
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction*
Risk Factors
Smoking
Spasm
Thrombosis