Motivation:

To identify the prevalence and characteristics of acute myocardial infarction in a cardiovascular risk programme conducted in a first-level institution providing health services in Armenia, Quindío.

Meods:

Cross-sectional descriptive study including participants in a cardiovascular risk programme of conducted in an institution providing health services in Armenia, Quindío, who consulted due to acute myocardial infarction between January 1st and December 31st 2014. Average variables, standard deviation and confidence intervals were described with a gender-based analysis for risk factors.

Results and conclusions:

293 participants of the cardiovascular risk programme had a history of acute myocardial infarction, with a prevalence of 2.49%. Average age was 66.62 for men and 69.58 (p = 0.02) for women. HDL cholesterol was 39.61 mg/dl for men and 46.58 mg/dl (p = 0.01) for women. LDL cholesterol levels were high according to secondary prevention recommendations (110.04 mg/dl). The main risk factor found was arterial hypertension (84%), followed by others such as a sedentary lifestyle (63.48%), overweight and obesity (40.61 and 13.98% respectively), smoking (12.97%) and alcohol consumption (5.46%), which were more frequent amongst men.

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