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BACKGROUND: Atherothrombotic disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Most casualties are due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Patients younger than 45 years account for 5-10% of AMI cases. These patients generally do not display typical atherothrombotic risk factors. METHODS: Our cross-sectional study included adult patients under 45; men and women with AMI were included. A control group of healthy individuals matched for age, sex, and blood group was included to determine the role of several atherothrombotic risk factors on AMI. One hundred and sixty patients were included, the control group was comprised by 77 males (m) and 83 females (f) RESULTS: Our results indicate that 25% of patients (23 m and 18 f) had increased FVIII compared with 8.8% of control subjects. Mean FVIII activity for patients and controls was 134 mg/dl (95%CI=114) vs. 118 mg/dl (95%CI=128-140), respectively (p=0.001). Prevalence of elevated FVIII was higher than the one found for hypertension or diabetes mellitus. HDL cholesterol was higher among patients than controls. Quantitative variables associated with AMI were high FVIII activity, blood monocyte count and HDL cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS: Classical atherothrombotic risk factors do not fully explain AMI events in the young. High levels of FVIII activity is a moderate but common risk factor in young people suffering AMI.
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Factor VIII/analysis , Myocardial Infarction/blood , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Mexico , Middle Aged , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Antecedentes: La enfermedad aterotrombótica es la causa de muerte más frecuente y la mayoría corresponde a infarto agudo del miocardio (IAM). Los menores de 45 años representan 5 a 10% de los IAM y es común que no sean portadores de factores de riesgo aterotrombótico clásicos. Métodos: Este estudio transversal analítico incluyó pacientes menores de 45 años con IAM, de uno y otro sexo, pareados por edad, sexo y grupo sanguíneo con sus respectivos controles, para analizar el impacto de diferentes factores de riesgo aterotrombótico sobre el IAM. Incluimos 160 casos y controles, 77 hombres y 83 mujeres. Resultados: El 25% de los pacientes tuvo aumento del factor VIII de la hemostasia (FVIII) vs. 8.8% en los controles. El FVIII promedio para pacientes y controles fue 134 mg/dl (IC 95%=114) vs. 118 mg/dl (IC 95%=128-140), respectivamente (p=0.001). La prevalencia de actividad alta del FVIII fue mayor que la de diabetes mellitus o hipertensión arterial. Paradójicamente, el colesterol HDL fue mayor en los pacientes que en los controles. Las únicas variables cuantitativas asociadas a IAM fueron la actividad alta del FVIII, la cuenta de monocitos en sangre periférica y el colesterol HDL. Conclusiones: Los factores de riesgo aterotrombótico clásicos no explican totalmente el IAM en jóvenes. El aumento de FVIII es un factor de riesgo moderado pero frecuente en la población joven con IAM.
BACKGROUND: Atherothrombotic disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Most casualties are due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Patients younger than 45 years account for 5-10% of AMI cases. These patients generally do not display typical atherothrombotic risk factors. METHODS: Our cross-sectional study included adult patients under 45; men and women with AMI were included. A control group of healthy individuals matched for age, sex, and blood group was included to determine the role of several atherothrombotic risk factors on AMI. One hundred and sixty patients were included, the control group was comprised by 77 males (m) and 83 females (f) RESULTS: Our results indicate that 25% of patients (23 m and 18 f) had increased FVIII compared with 8.8% of control subjects. Mean FVIII activity for patients and controls was 134 mg/dl (95%CI=114) vs. 118 mg/dl (95%CI=128-140), respectively (p=0.001). Prevalence of elevated FVIII was higher than the one found for hypertension or diabetes mellitus. HDL cholesterol was higher among patients than controls. Quantitative variables associated with AMI were high FVIII activity, blood monocyte count and HDL cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS: Classical atherothrombotic risk factors do not fully explain AMI events in the young. High levels of FVIII activity is a moderate but common risk factor in young people suffering AMI.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Factor VIII/analysis , Myocardial Infarction/blood , Cross-Sectional Studies , Mexico , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
This is a broad review of sources of error in the coagulation tests, all of which must be considered, evaluated and supervised to improve their quality. The analytical result of a laboratory examination is a scientific fact and has no medical meaning as such. It must be interpreted to become a medical finding. Recent improvement in equipment, reagents, and the fact that hemophilic and thrombotic events are considered the main causes of death are the principal reasons to prepare this article. The internal quality control program considers this fact because its beginning starts when the physician makes the request to the lab; moreover, the clinical interpretation of the results of the laboratory represents the end of the cycle. Outcome of clinical test in hemostasis is critically dependent upon the quality of the sample, the method, the instruments, the reagents and the personnel involved in the performance of the test. Use of high quality blood collection procedures and an awareness of preanalytic errors are presented to lead to quality outcomes. Today, performance of internal and external quality control programs is obligatory.
