Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Death in a Young Medically Free Female: A Case Report
Journal Title: The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health (JMLPH) - Year 2024, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease, and particularly myocardial infarction (MI), is the leading cause of disability and death in women worldwide. Young females with MI have previously been disregarded from inclusion in mass epidemiological research and clinical trials due to the physiologically protective properties of oestrogen. Moreover, young women who present with chest pain are often not considered at a risk for MI, which often delays workup and timely intervention, and they remain an unrecognised and under-treated subgroup. We report a case of a 22-year-old, medically free female with MI, with no traditional risk factors, complicated by a final, unfortunate outcome of death. This case report highlights the need to thoroughly investigate the prevalence, symptoms, and types of acute MI in young female patients, as well to create validated tools to assess the risk factors associated with this subgroup.
Authors and Affiliations
Falwah Alharthi, Abeer Alfadhliah, Rawan Alosaimi , Ahmed Alharkan
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.52609/jmlph.v4i1.107
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