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- Title
Acute Coronary Syndrome in a 56-year-old Female with Sedentary Lifestyle: A Case Report.
- Authors
Basyuni, Mohammed Adel
- Abstract
Background: the average amount physical activity of women in Saudi Arabia predisposes them to ischemic heart disease, in an otherwise completely healthy individual. Aim: To emphasize the significance of lack of physical activity alone on cardiovascular health. Case report: this case report describes an acute onset of severe coronary syndrome of a middle aged Saudi woman with no other cardiac risk factors. Treadmill test was positive for inferolateral ischemia. CT angiography revealed occluded arteries in five different locations. A PCI was performed after three months to achieve complete vascularization. Conclusion: normal lifestyle of women in Saudi Arabia should be considered very sedentary and a major risk factor of ischemic heart diseases.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; ACUTE coronary syndrome; SEDENTARY lifestyles; DISEASE susceptibility; WOMEN; CORONARY angiography; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2017, Vol 68, Issue 2, p1257
- ISSN
1687-2002
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.12816/0039058