An Epidemiological Study of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Study
| Autor: | Seyed Mohammadmasoud Moosavinasab, Hosna Forooghirad, Leila Safaeepoor, Ali Amirsavadkouhi, Masoum Khoshfetrat, Farshid Rahimibashar, Shahram Saifi, Farzaneh Baghernezhad, Sevak Hatamian, Reza Shahrami, Mohammadali Khabirikhatiri, Alireza Sedaghat, Mehdi Ghahremani, Hosseinali Jelveh Moghaddam, Azar Avazeh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Stressor medicine.disease Checklist Blood pressure Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Epidemiology Cardiology medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Myocardial infarction Family history Prospective cohort study business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Critical Care Medicine. 1 |
| ISSN: | 2423-4443 |
| Popis: | Background: Stress is one of the most important factors that may be accompanied with increased possible prevalence of cardiovascular diseases including myocardial infarction. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between perceived stress intensity and some cardiovascular risk factors in myocardial infarctions’ patients. Methods: The design of the study was cross sectional. Overall, 2400 patients with myocardial infarction were chosen through multistage random sampling. A three-part questionnaire including demographic characteristics, perceived stress, and a checklist to record laboratorial test and electrocardiography changes were used for data collection. Results: The results of the present study showed that 45% of the patients had moderate and 55% had severe stress. Moreover, findings of the research indicated that there were significant differences between the mean stress level in various categories of the variable including gender, education, history of hypertension, blood pressure, diabetes, cigarette smoking, exercising, job, and family history of myocardial diseases. Conclusions: Regarding the high level of perceived stress in patients with myocardial infarction, it is necessary to devise a program and determine stressor factors to modify and decrease them. |
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