Risk Factors of Myocardial Infarction among Patients Admitted to Al-Wahdah Teaching Hospital, Yemen

Background: Coronary artery diseases (CAD) are one of the most important health problems in the world. The necessity of examining effective factors and exploring risk factors on CAD must be one of the most important health priorities in many countries like Yemen. Aim: This study aimed 1) To explore the risk factors of myocardial infarction among patients who admitted to Alwahdah Teaching Hospital, Ma’bar City, Thamar governorate, Yemen. 2) To detect the most important risk factors of MI among these patients in our study field. Methods: Our retrospective study started in the beginnings of year 2019. The research methods include collecting data of patients from their personal profiles in males & females ward from the beginning of January 2015 to June 2018. Collected data were written in standard tables & analyzed using SPSS program. Results: Our study showed that the commonest myocardial infarction patients males 70% in 60 years and above. The commonest risk factor was hypertension 49% followed by stressful jobs, diabetes history, smoking chewing Q at 37%, 28%, 26%, 23% respectively, other risk factors 9% dyslipidemia, 7% with family history of MI, 5% with history of vascular disease, and 4% with family history of chronic disease. The majority of people who referred had MI (93%) have STEMI. Conclusion: The commonest risk factor of MI was Hypertension and STEMI was the commonest type of MI in our study.