Hegazi Abdelsamie A, Abdelhadi HO, Abdelwahed AT. Acute myocardial infarction in the young: A 3-year retrospective study. World J Cardiol 2025; 17(6): 106445 [DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i6.106445]
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Ahmed Hegazi Abdelsamie, Research Fellow, Department of Cardiology, Mouwasat Hospital Dammam, Emam Termisi Street, Dammam 32263, Saudi Arabia. doc.hegazi@hotmail.com
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
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Retrospective Study
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World J Cardiol. Jun 26, 2025; 17(6): 106445 Published online Jun 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i6.106445
Acute myocardial infarction in the young: A 3-year retrospective study
Ahmed Hegazi Abdelsamie, Hani Omar Abdelhadi, Ahmed Taha Abdelwahed
Ahmed Hegazi Abdelsamie, Hani Omar Abdelhadi, Ahmed Taha Abdelwahed, Department of Cardiology, Mouwasat Hospital Dammam, Dammam 32263, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Hegazi Abdelsamie A was responsible for data collection, analysis and interpretation, drafting of manuscript, data preparation and presentation; Hegazi Abdelsamie A and Abdelhadi HO were responsible for study design and conception; Hegazi Abdelsamie A and Abdelwahed AT were responsible for literature review; Abdelhadi HO was responsible for supervision of the research; Abdelwahed AT was responsible for revising and editing the manuscript critically for important intellectual contents; Hegazi Abdelsamie A, Abdelhadi HO, and Abdelwahed AT were responsible for research coordination and management; all of the authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocol was approved by Institutional Review Board of Mouwasat Hospitals (No. 2023-D-002).
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflict of interest in publishing the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article and its supplementary information files. The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Ahmed Hegazi Abdelsamie, Research Fellow, Department of Cardiology, Mouwasat Hospital Dammam, Emam Termisi Street, Dammam 32263, Saudi Arabia. doc.hegazi@hotmail.com
Received: February 26, 2025 Revised: April 24, 2025 Accepted: May 24, 2025 Published online: June 26, 2025 Processing time: 113 Days and 23.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This retrospective single-center study aimed to describe characteristics of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients, including presentation, risk factors, coronary angiography findings, and management strategies for AMI in a young population aged less than 40 years. The most common presenting diagnosis was ST-elevation myocardial infarction, with the left anterior descending artery being the most frequently affected artery. Most patients required percutaneous coronary intervention with single stent placement. Obesity and hyperlipidemia were identified as major risk factors for developing AMI in young individuals. Early screening for traditional risk factors and appropriate treatment in the young population is crucial for the primary prevention of AMI.
