study of risk factors in cases of acute myocardial infarction in women

This work was conducted on 30 female patients with acute myocardial infarction. The highest incidence of myocardial infarction in females was obesity in the sixth and seventh decades of life [63.3% of cases]. Hypertension was the second common risk factor [60% of cases]. Diabetes mellitus was the third common risk factor [46.7% of cases]. Hypercholesterolemia was found in 30% of cases. Hypertriglyceridemia was found in 10% of cases. In the non-menopausal women [26.7%] obesity, oral contraceptive pills, and hypertension were the most common prevalent risk factors