Nearly 800,000 people in the USA are hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) alone and one-third of the cases are of people below 55 years of age. The prevalence of AMI in young adults has been steadily increasing over the past few years. There’s a pressing need for studies evaluating the association between risk factors and AMI. Here’s an infographic summarizing one such US-based study that assesses the association of gender-specific, sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial risk factors with the occurrence of the first AMI episode among adults below the age of 55.
Download the infographic by clicking here! What measures can help reduce the prevalence of AMI in young adults? Let us know by commenting below. Reference: JAMA Network Open
