Abstract

MULLER ALFONZO, Alba Rita Alejandra et al. Clinical and angiographic characteristics of smoking and non-smoking patients undergoing coronary angiography - Medical Clinic Service. Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute. January 2018 to October 2019. Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. [online]. 2021, vol.16, n.2, pp.29-36. ISSN 1996-3696.  https://doi.org/10.18004/imt/2021.16.2.29.

Introduction: Smoking is considered one of the most important risk factors in cardiovascular ediseases. The incidence of heart attack patients continues to increase, especially in young adults in whom the only risk factor present is smoking. Objective: To determine the clinical and angiographic characteristics of smokers and non-smokers patients undergoing coronary angiography admitted to the medical clinic service from January 2018 to October 2019. Methodology: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. All patients diagnosed with myocardial infarction who underwent cardiac catheterization will be included. Results: 100 patients were included, with an average age of 67.9 ± 10.2 years, 39.0% between 68 and 77 years. 60.0% male. 91.0% presented high blood pressure, 42.0% diabetes mellitus, 20.0% dyslipidemia, 14.0% obesity. 62.0% of the patients presented without ST segment elevation. In the group of smoking patients 39.1% presented lesions of 2 coronary vessels, among non-smokers 35.0% presented lesion of 1 vessel. Angioplasty with coronary stent placement was performed 53.0%. Conclusion: Smoking patients have a tendency to damage more than one coronary vessel, the male sex was predominant, almost all patients presented high blood pressure.

Keywords : Myocardial infarction; cardiac catheterization; Smoking.

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