PROFILE OF DEATHS DUE TO ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN BRAZIL IN THE PERIOD FROM 2011 TO 2021.

Abstract

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) corresponds to myocardial necrosis resulting from acute obstruction of a coronary artery. It mainly results from atherosclerosis, where fatty plaques are attached to the blood vessels and with the rupture, clots form and blood flow interruption, leading to ischemia of the heart muscle. It is associated with risk factors from an unhealthy lifestyle, associated with predispositions. As a result, there is a growth of more than 1 million hospitalizations in Brazil per year. This research aims to analyze the quantity and variables of mortality rates from acute myocardial infarction in Brazil through a quantitative and retrospective study with data collection from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System - DATASUS. Data available from the CID 10 for both sexes, age groups and races were analyzed. During the study period, 129,962 cases of deaths from AMI were identified. Regarding gender, 55.94% of the cases are male and 44.06% are female. Of the age groups, deaths are more prevalent between 60 and 79 years of age, with 56.06% of the total cases of death. As for races, it is observed that 55.56% of deaths are of white people, 38.26% are brown, 4.54% black and 1.64% others. It appears, therefore, that the number of deaths from AMI is more prevalent in males, especially in the age group from 60 to 79 years of age, with a marked emphasis on white people.