Key result
Young patients with ischemic heart disease often present with acute coronary syndrome, frequently have normal or single-vessel coronary disease, and generally have a better prognosis.
Why the study?
The reasons for sex differences in outcomes and prognosis among patients with premature IHD remain unclear.
Young patients with ischemic heart disease have unique etiologies, often presenting with acute coronary syndrome and non-obstructive or single-vessel disease, highlighting the need for specific risk assessment including genetic testing.
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Warrants age-specific risk assessment in young IHD; leaves open prospective validation of genetic testing.
In addition to conventional risk factors in young patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) numerous other risk factors including genetics play an important role in its causation. Molecular genetic testing is recommended for the detection of monogenic diseases with a high risk of developing IHD, such as familial hypercholesterolemia. In majority ofyoung patients, the first manifestation of IHD is an acute coronary syndrome. Young patients with IHD more often have normal coronary arteries or single-vessel coronary disease, and in up to 20% of them cause of myocardial ischemia is not related to atherosclerosis. In general, young patients with IHD have better prognosis. However, there are sex differences in IHD outcomes the prognosis of patients with premature IHD and reason for this is still unclear.
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Andreenko et al. (2018) conducted a review in Ischemic heart disease in young patients. Young patients with ischemic heart disease often present with acute coronary syndrome, frequently have normal or single-vessel coronary disease, and generally have a better prognosis.
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