Causes of acute myocardial infarction in young adults: an integrative review of the literature
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Objective: to review the literature regarding risk factors associated with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) in young adults. Methods: integrative literature review carried out in the PUBMED, SCIELO and BVS databases, which used as selection criteria complete texts available online, related to the topic studied and those published in Portuguese, English and Spanish between March 2017 and March 2023. Results: the sample consisted of 15 articles that mostly addressed physical inactivity, high blood pressure, overweight, obesity, cannabis use and smoking as risk factors associated with the occurrence of heart attack in young adults. Conclusion: the literature highlighted the main factors related to the occurrence of AMI in young adults.
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