Myocardial infarction in comparison between diabetic and non-diabetic patients, types and complications

Abstract

Abstract Background: It is known that diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. In this study, we review myocardial infarction in diabetics and non-diabetics, and distinguish between types of infarctions (inferior, anterior, lateral, posterior). We also identify complications arising from infarction affecting morbidity and mortality. Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Damascus Hospital, on patients' data from the year 2017 to 2021. 500 files were studied and 200 files were approved after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, through a data collection tool designed by the supervisor. Results:Males constituted the largest percentage of the study sample 158 (79%), and the two age groups (50-60 years, 60-70 years) had the largest percentage of 64 (32%) for each, and more than half of the patients were smokers 114 (57%) %), and the proportion of diabetic patients in the sample was less than half 74 (37%), and the second type was the most common among them 65 (32.5%), and for the type of infarction the anterior was the most common 98 (49%), and the most common method of management was thromboembolism 105 (52.5%), and the most common complication of infarction was cardiac arrhythmias 56 (34.8%).