PROFILE OF ADULT PATIENTS WITH EVOLUTION TO DEATH FROM ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN FLORIANÓPOLIS, SANTA CATARINA

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593412301067

• Palavras-chave: acute myocardial infarction. Mortality. Adults

• Keywords: acute myocardial infarction. Mortality. Adults

• Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of deaths due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Florianópolis SC, in order to provide data for the public power to implement appropriate prophylactic measures for the population. METHOD: This is a cross-sectional, qualitative and quantitative study, analyzing data on deaths of adults caused by AMI in Florianópolis, using data from the mortality information system (SIM) present on the DATASUS platform, from January 2015 to December 2020. RESULTS: It is noted that there was no great variation in the number of deaths over the years evaluated, with 193 deaths in total. Regarding the age group, following the national pattern, the predominant group was 50-59 years old. What most drew attention within the research was the variable of education of the victims, the group that had incomplete high school had the most deaths, with more than 75%. The racial group that had the highest number of deaths from AMI were whites, differing from the national pattern where browns dominated.