Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Japanese Adults Clinical Manifestations and In-Hospital Outcome

Abstract
Background The prevalence and clinical manifestations of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients in Japan have not been fully investigated. Methods and Results In the present study, 1651 AMI patients were enrolled in the AMI-Kyoto Multi-Center Risk Study between January 2000 and June 2004. Of these, the clinical background, risk factors, angiographic findings, acute results of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and in-hospital outcomes for 27 young patients Circ J 2005; 69: 1454 - 1458)