The Clinical Characteristics Of Diabetic Patients With Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Coronary heart disease is the main cause of death among diabetics and increasing the mortality of all types. The coronary heart disease presents most often as angina or myocardial infarction This study was done in El Shaab Teaching Hospital. 111 diabetic patients with myocardial infarction were selected from the Coronary care unit. The objectives of this study were to assess the pattern of presentation of diabetic patient with MI, its association with hypertension and to evaluate the degree of dyslipidemia. The most common associated type of DM with MI is type II (94.6%) of patients. Chest pain is the commonest symptom (90.1%). 43.24% of patients had hypertension and 54.05% had family history of diabetes mellitus. Cholesterol level was high in 26.1% and T.G was high in 28.8% of patients. Long disease duration was associated with the development of MI.