在患有心肌梗塞的患者中表现出前兆症状
Hina Sohail1, Jaghat Ram2, Amjad A Hulio2
1Interventional Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK.
Cureus
|September 20, 2023
概括
胸痛和疲劳等突发症状是急性心肌梗塞 (AMI) 的早期预警信号. 在40%以上的患者中识别这些症状可以帮助预防心脏病发作和降低死亡率.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 突发性症状通常在急性心肌梗塞 (AMI) 之前出现,但经常被忽视.
- 对于这些警告信号的流行程度和性质的了解有限.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定患有AMI的患者的前兆症状的频率和类型.
- 强调识别AMI早期预警信号的重要性.
主要方法:
- 在第三级心脏中心进行了一项描述性的横截面研究.
- 在过去一周内被诊断患有AMI的242名连续患者被评估是否有前兆症状.
- 预先定义的前性症状列表被用于评估.
主要成果:
- 超过40%的AMI患者报告了前兆症状.
- 胸部疼痛 (68%),胸部沉重 (44%) 和心 (42%) 是最常见的症状.
- 此外,还注意到呼吸短促 (34%),胸部灼热 (27%),异常疲劳 (23%) 和睡眠障碍 (22%).
结论:
- 在大量急性心肌梗塞病例中存在前兆症状.
- 早期识别胸痛,重度和心等症状对于干预至关重要.
- 及时识别可能会预防心肌梗塞,减少心力衰竭和死亡率.
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