Clinical And Epidemiological Characterization of Patients Discharged with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Introduction: Ischemic heart disease has a worldwide prevalence of approximately 78 million cases, of which 7.3 million are related to acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This remains one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality globally, especially in young men under 50 years of age. Objective: To characterize, from a clinical-epidemiological point of view, patients with acute myocardial infarction discharged from the Camilo Cienfuegos General Hospital in Sancti Spíritus. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on patients with acute myocardial infarction who were graduated from the Camilo Cienfuegos General Hospital of Sancti Spíritus, in the period between January 2021 and December 2022. The sample was made up of 26 graduates who met the inclusion criteria. Results: Intense chest pain (84.61%) and the feeling of death (80.76%) were the main symptoms presented in the graduates. The male sex (57.59%) had a greater predominance than the female sex (42.30%). The age group with the greatest relevance was those aged 70 and over (46.66%). C Conclusions: With the data obtained, it was possible to characterize the patients with AMI discharged from the Camilo Cienfuegos General Hospital in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, where the non-modifiable risk factors that prevailed were age and male sex.