Abstract

Background

Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the life-threatening coronary-associated pathologies characterized by sudden cardiac death. The provision of complete insight into MI complications along with designing a preventive program against MI seems necessary.

Methods

Various databases (PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Embase, and Google scholar search engine) were hired for comprehensive searching. The keywords of “Prevalence”, “Outbreak”, “Burden”, “Myocardial Infarction”, “Myocardial Infarct”, and “Heart Attack” were hired with no time/language restrictions. Collected data were imported into the information management software (EndNote v.8x). Also, citations of all relevant articles were screened manually. The search was updated on 2022.9.13 prior to the publication.

Results

Twenty-two eligible studies with a sample size of 2,982,6717 individuals (< 60 years) were included for data analysis. The global prevalence of MI in individuals < 60 years was found 3.8%. Also, following the assessment of 20 eligible investigations with a sample size of 5,071,185 individuals (> 60 years), this value was detected at 9.5%.

Conclusion

Due to the accelerated rate of MI prevalence in older ages, precise attention by patients regarding the complications of MI seems critical. Thus, determination of preventive planning along with the application of safe treatment methods is critical.

Details

Title
The global prevalence of myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author
Salari, Nader; Morddarvanjoghi, Fatemeh; Abdolmaleki, Amir; Rasoulpoor, Shabnam; Ali Asghar Khaleghi; Leila Afshar Hezarkhani; Shohaimi, Shamarina; Mohammadi, Masoud
Pages
1-12
Section
Research
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14712261
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2815543558
Copyright
© 2023. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.