Epidemiological study of acute myocardial infarction in the municipality of Maceió from 2010 to 2020

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Thainara dos Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Mariana Lins Afonso, Lima, Marlene de Souza, Freitas, Maria da Glória, Moraes, Karolina Michelle Guimarães de, Silva, Maria José Ribeiro Sampaio, Sales, Maria Lucélia da Hora, Mendes, Tânia Kátia de Araújo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/31311
• topic: Epidemiologia; Infarto do Miocárdio; Fatores de risco.; Epidemiología; Infarto del Miocardio; Factores de riesgo.; Epidemiology; Myocardial Infarction; Risk factors.

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a serious disease with ischemic alteration, from a clot that prevents blood flow causing cell death of a fragment of heart muscle, which can cause physical, psychological and social sequelae. Objective: To characterize the epidemiological situation of acute myocardial infarction in the city of Maceió, Alagoas from 2010 to 2020, in order to analyze deaths, hospitalizations and their possible causes. Method: This is a descriptive observational epidemiological study, with a quantitative approach using secondary data from health information obtained from the Mortality Information System (SIM) and Hospital Information System (SIH) databases. Result/Discussion: The year 2019 had the highest coefficient of deaths from AMI and a decrease in the year following which the Covid-19 pandemic began in Brazil, which may be associated with a supposed inadequacy of notifications, when the overload of services was intensified, compromising the quality of information. Hospitalizations increased by 26 more cases in the same year. Conclusion: The study made it possible to know the epidemiological situation in the region, which is necessary for an efficient and quality management of this population.