HIGH INCIDENCE OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CASES IN BRAZIL, A STATISTICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY

Resumo

 To analyze the prevalence and describe the epidemiological panorama of patients affected by acute myocardial infarction in Brazil. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study, carried out using epidemiological data collected from the Department of Information Technology of the Unified Health System (DATASUS), in the Mortality Information System (SIM) and Hospital Information System (SIH) subsections. Results: 4,382,252,951.84 cases of acute myocardial infarction were reported in Brazil from January 2011 to December 2021. Prevalence was higher in males (65.59%), aged between 60 and 69 years (32.11%) and white (45.4%). A total of 1,189,156 hospitalizations were identified, with the highest number in the Southeast region (49.9%), whites (40.22%) and a malefemale ratio of approximately 1.74:1. In the SIM, the highest number of deaths was recorded in the Southeast region (46.33%), white race (52.88%) and age group of 80 years and over (26.39%) and male gender (59.1%). Conclusion: The profile of the patient most affected by acute myocardial infarction is male, white and between 60 and 69 years old. With regard to deaths, the highest prevalence is in the 80s, also with a predominance of the male and white population.