Twenty-year trends in the prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in young acute coronary syndrome patients hospitalized in Switzerland
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Dragana Radovanovic; Franz R. Eberli; Thabo Mahendiran; Stephane Fournier
- Source
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
- Subject
- Epidemiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Language
- ISSN
- 2047-4881
2047-4873
Aims Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (RFs) play a key role in the development of coronary artery disease. We evaluated 20-year trends in RF prevalence among young adults hospitalized with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in Switzerland. Methods and results Data were analysed from the Acute Myocardial Infarction in Switzerland (AMIS) Plus registry from 2000 to 2019. Young patients were defined as those aged Conclusion Young ACS patients in Switzerland exhibit a high prevalence of RFs and are more likely than older patients to be obese and smokers. Between 2000 and 2019, RF prevalence either increased or remained stable, except for smoking which decreased but still affected approximately two-thirds of young patients in 2019. Public health initiatives targeting RFs in young adults in Switzerland are warranted.