Long-term risk factor management and adverse events in patients with early-onset myocardial infarction-a "real-world" study.

Background: International guidelines emphasize the importance of preventive efforts after early-onset myocardial infarction (EOMI); however, data on "real-world" long-term risk factor management and adverse event rates in this special patient group is scarce.

Methods: In this German registry study, 301 patients with MI aged ≤ 45 years were investigated. Risk factor control was assessed at the time of index MI and after 1 year.

Impact of educational attainment on preventive efforts after myocardial infarction: results of the IPP and NET-IPP trials.

Aims: Educational attainment might impact secondary prevention after myocardial infarction (MI). The purpose of the present study was to compare the rate of risk factors and the efficacy of an intensive prevention program (IPP), performed by prevention assistants and supervised by physicians, in patients with MI and different levels of education.

Methods: In this post hoc analysis of the multicenter IPP and NET-IPP trials, patients with MI were stratified into two groups according to educational attainment: no "Abitur" (no A) vs.

Lifestyle and metabolic risk factors in patients with early-onset myocardial infarction: a case-control study.

Aims: Family history is a known risk factor for early-onset myocardial infarction (EOMI). However, the role of modifiable lifestyle and metabolic factors in EOMI risk is unclear and may differ from that of older adults.

Methods: This case-control study included myocardial infarction (MI) patients aged ≤45 years from the Bremen ST-elevation MI Registry and matched controls randomly selected from the general population (German National Cohort) at the same geographical region.