Myocardial Infarction in Men in the Third Decade of Life

Letters1 December 1976Myocardial Infarction in Men in the Third Decade of LifeJ. V. NIXON, M.D., HAROLD R. LEWIS, M.D., THOMAS C. SMITHERMAN, M.D., WILLIAM SHAPIRO, M.D., F.A.C.P.J. V. NIXON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD R. LEWIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS C. SMITHERMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM SHAPIRO, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-6-759 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMyocardial infarction is uncommon in the fourth decade and rare in the third decade of life. Our recent experience with several patients in the third decade of life led us to search for all patients 30 years of age or younger with this diagnosis seen in a large Veterans Administration hospital in the last 10 years, in order to characterize the nature of their disease. In a review of approximately 2500 male patients with documented acute myocardial infarction during this period, only eight were 30 years or younger.The clinical data from eight male patients, 21 to 30 years of...References1. WENGER N: Rare causes of coronary artery disease, in The Heart, 3rd ed., edited by HURST JW, LOGUE BR, SCHLANT RC, et al, New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1974, pp. 1154-1161 Google Scholar2. KHANHAYWOOD AL: Myocardial infarction in nine patients with radiologically patent coronary arteries. N Engl J Med 291:427-431, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. NEILLJUDKINSDHINDSA WMD: Clinically suspect ischemic heart disease not corroborated by demonstrable coronary artery disease. Physiologic investigations and clinical course. Am J Cardiol 29:171-179, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. CATALANO T: Myocardial infarction after serum sickness from tetanus anti-toxin. JAMA 188:1154-1156, 1964 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DODLEROLIVER MM: Myocardial infarction in young men. Study of risk factors in nine countries. Br Heart J 37:493-503, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cardiovascular Section Veterans Administration Hospital and University of Texas Health Science Center Dallas, TX 75216 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByClinical study of myocardial infarction in young patientsYoung infarct patients with single-vessel occlusion do not have an underlying prothrombotic state to explain their coronary occlusionMyocardial Infarction in the YoungMyocardial infarction in young adults under 30 years: Risk factors and clinical coursePost-Hospital Management of Myocardial InfarctionSymptomatic coronary artery disease in patients aged 21 to 30 yearsMyocardial infarction in young adults: Risk factors and natural historyMyocardial infarction before age 36: Risk factor and arteriographic analysisMyocardial Infarction at Young Age: Risk Factors and Natural HistoryHistoric and Angiographic Features of Young Adults Surviving Myocardial InfarctionLate Right Ventricular Failure After Mustard Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries 1 December 1976Volume 85, Issue 6Page: 759-760KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction Issue Published: 1 December 1976 PDF DownloadLoading ...