Fatores de risco relacionados ao desenvolvimento do infarto do miocárdio : revisão integrativa

Abstract

To verify the main risk factors related to the occurrence of Myocardial Infarction in the literature. The method: It is an integrative review carried out in electronic databases, having as eligibility criteria research articles published between the years 2013 e 2017, in the Portuguese languages, English and Spanish, available in full and answering the guiding question, being selected nine articles. The results: They were evidenced as risk factors: diabetes mellitus, smoking and hypertension. On the other hand, periodontitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, gastroesophageal reflux disease, lower melatonin secretion, depression, migraine and emotional aspects are relevant risk factors. Conclusion: It could be concluded that myocardial infarction victims have similar risk factors, for example diabetes mellitus, smoking and high blood pressure. However, other studies presented other cardiac or non-cardiac comorbidities, such as favorable for the development of the infarct.