Acute myocardial infarction presents significantly earlier in the Arabian Gulf population compared to Western populations, driven by highly prevalent risk factors such as dyslipidemia and smoking.
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May support earlier risk factor screening in Arabian Gulf populations; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is considered the most common cause of death in the Arabian Gulf accounting for up to 45% of all mortalities.1 Risk factors for CVD, like dyslipidemia and smoking, are prevalent in young Arab populations. The Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events (Gulf RACE)2 and the INTERHEART3 studies have shown that the first presentation of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in this population is 10–12 years earlier than in their Western counterparts.3
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