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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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Coronary artery disease in patients aged 35 or less - A different beast?
T Christus1, AM Shukkur1, I Rashdan2, T Koshy1, M Alanbaei2, M Zubaid2, N Hayat2, A Alsayegh1
1 Department of Cardiology, Chest Diseases Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait
2 Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Correspondence Address:
T Christus
Interventional Cardiologist, Chest Diseases Hospital, P.O.BOX - 4082, Safat, 13041
Kuwait
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DOI: 10.4103/1995-705X.81550
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Aim: To assess the extent and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in 200 consecutive patients aged 35 years or less undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography.
Patients and Methods: Findings in these 200 patients (≤ 35 years of age) were analyzed to find the extent and severity of CAD. The mean age was 31.69 (±3.76) years. Majority were males (94%) and from the Arab ethnicity (70.5%).
Result: Smoking (71%) and history of premature CAD (27%) were the most frequent risk factors (RF). History of previous ST elevation myocardial infarction (MI) was present in 68%. Anterior wall MI was the most frequent location (63.3%). The majority (54.3%) had moderate or large size MI. Ejection fraction (EF) less than 50% was noted in 30.3%. Left main or triple vessel CAD was seen in 15%. One- and two-vessel CAD was seen in 32.5% and 19% patients, respectively. Coronary angiogram was completely normal in 23.5%. The majority (54.5%) were treated conservatively and the rest (45.5%) needed percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The mean number of stents used was 1.3 ± 0.67 and the mean length of stents used was 20.3 ± 12.6 mm.
Conclusion: The extent and severity of CAD was very significant in this subgroup of very young (≤35 years) Asian patients. Smoking was the main risk factor and half of the patients needed either PCI or CABG. |
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