Why the study?
Young females presenting with chest pain are often not considered at risk for MI, leading to delayed workup and intervention, and have been largely excluded from mass research.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case highlights the occurrence of fatal acute myocardial infarction in a young female without traditional risk factors, emphasizing the need for early recognition and investigation of non-traditional risk factors in this demographic.
May prompt consideration of non-traditional risks in young women with MI; leaves open etiologic mechanisms and preventive strategies.
Cardiovascular disease, and particularly myocardial infarction (MI), is the leading cause of disability and death in women worldwide. Young females with MI have previously been disregarded from inclusion in mass epidemiological research and clinical trials due to the physiologically protective properties of oestrogen. Moreover, young women who present with chest pain are often not considered at a risk for MI, which often delays workup and timely intervention, and they remain an unrecognised and under-treated subgroup. We report a case of a 22-year-old, medically free female with MI, with no traditional risk factors, complicated by a final, unfortunate outcome of death. This case report highlights the need to thoroughly investigate the prevalence, symptoms, and types of acute MI in young female patients, as well to create validated tools to assess the risk factors associated with this subgroup.
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Alharthi et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=1). Medical management including PCI and ECMO was evaluated on Clinical outcome (mortality).
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