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Premature myocardial infarction (<50 years) affects 19% of Turkish coronary patients vs 12% in Europe, with 1-year composite cardiovascular events reaching 22.2% in young STEMI patients.
This editorial highlights the substantial burden of premature myocardial infarction in Türkiye and emphasizes the urgent need for earlier identification of lifetime cardiovascular risk factors and comprehensive secondary prevention in young adults.
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Lale S Tokgözoğlu (2026) conducted an editorial in Young or premature myocardial infarction. Cardiometabolic risk factors (dyslipidemia, smoking, dysglycemia) was evaluated. Premature myocardial infarction (<50 years) affects 19% of Turkish coronary patients vs 12% in Europe, with 1-year composite cardiovascular events reaching 22.2% in young STEMI patients.
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