Identification of risk factors affecting heart attack in Mongolia people
- VernacularTitle:Монгол хүмүүст зүрхний цочмог шигдээс үүсэхэд нөлөөлөх эрсдэлт хүчин зүйлсийг тодорхойлсон нь
- Author:
Davaajav R
1
;
Won He Lee
2
Author Information
1. Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences
2. Ulaanbaatar University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acute myocardial infarction;
barriers to delayed treatment
- From:
Mongolian Pharmacy and Pharmacology
2024;25(2):76-82
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Rationale: Cardiovascular disease in Mongolia reached 1,321 per 10,000 population in 2019, an increase of
304 from the average of the last 10 years and of 172 from the previous year. In terms of gender, the mortality rate in 2010 was 8 for men (3 times higher than for women), while in 2019, the male mortality rate decreased by 1 from 2010 (7 times higher than for women).
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to Determination of risk factors affecting heart attack in mongolia
people
Methodology: A qualitative study and descriptive survey model was used in this study.
Research results: The average duration of pain symptom was 62.5 minutes (range of pain duration 20
minutes to 2 hours). The most common risk factor for MI among the participants was hypertension (70%).
Age group of 51-65 were 50 %, male was 66.2%, arriving at the emergency department within 3-6 hours was 30%, chest pain was 35%, pain intensity scores 4 out of 10 was 38,5%. 92.3% of 13 patients who had pain intensity score of more than 8 has arrived at the emergency department within 2 hours while 84.6% of 13 patients who had pain intensity score of less than 2 arrived 24 hours later.
Conclusions: Most patients spend a lot of time not knowing what their symptoms are because they do not have clear
information about their symptoms. This indicates poor health education.
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