An Epidemiological Survey on a patient with myocardial infarction In Dr. Heshmat Hospital During 5 years.

SUMMARY The most common cause of mortality in man is C.A.D Predisposing factors of this disease vary in different areas. Present research has taken place in Guilan Province in order to achieve an exact understanding of the effective factors for C.A.D. The study was done by a questionaire and on basis of a retrospective approach within 5 years. In this survey, out of 3645 patients with C.A.D, 1436 people were with myocardial infarction which were examined in view point of different risk factors. In connection with age, the most common age group, whether in men or women, was between 60-70 years and the lowest age group with myocardial infarction was between 0-30 and between 80-90 years, and age mean in men and women was 54.8 and 59.4 respectively. Meanwhile, at the ages less than 50 years, males more than females were afflicted with the disease, and also females after the meno. pause were affected more than males. In males other risk factors in view point of prevalence were respectively: smoking (50.4%), family history (36.5%), diabetes (13.5%), high cholesterol (13.2%)and minor risk factors are respectively: blood uric acid, hypothyroidism, pulmonary heart disease, urban life stresses. Among females, the most common risk factors include respectively: high blood pressure (H.B.P)(41.9%), family history (34.5%) diabetes (20.9%), and hypercholesterolemia (17.3%). Further more, minor risk factors were respectively: the use of birth control pills (17.1%) blood uric acid, hypothyroidism and pulmonary heart disease. The fesult from this study conforms with the world statistics presented in different countries