Young patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome are predominantly male, frequently present with STEMI and single-vessel disease, and often lack traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
Alerts clinicians to ACS in young men without traditional risks; leaves open prospective studies on novel etiologies and prevention.
Men were the majority of young ACS patients, and STEMI, SVD were more prevalent. The majority of young ACS patients had no significant risk factors. To determine the risk factors of young ACS patients, a more thorough case-control study is critically needed.
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