Background: the average amount physical activity of women in Saudi Arabia predisposes them to ischemic heart disease, in an otherwise completely healthy individual. Aim: To emphasize the significance of lack of physical activity alone on cardiovascular health. Case report: this case report describes an acute onset of severe coronary syndrome of a middle aged Saudi woman with no other cardiac risk factors. Treadmill test was positive for inferolateral ischemia. CT angiography revealed occluded arteries in five different locations. A PCI was performed after three months to achieve complete vascularization. Conclusion: normal lifestyle of women in Saudi Arabia should be considered very sedentary and a major risk factor of ischemic heart diseases.
Basyuni, M. A. (2017). Acute Coronary Syndrome in a 56-year-old Female with Sedentary Lifestyle: A Case Report. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 68(2), 1257-1259. doi: 10.12816/0039058
MLA
Mohammed Adel Basyuni. "Acute Coronary Syndrome in a 56-year-old Female with Sedentary Lifestyle: A Case Report", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 68, 2, 2017, 1257-1259. doi: 10.12816/0039058
HARVARD
Basyuni, M. A. (2017). 'Acute Coronary Syndrome in a 56-year-old Female with Sedentary Lifestyle: A Case Report', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 68(2), pp. 1257-1259. doi: 10.12816/0039058
VANCOUVER
Basyuni, M. A. Acute Coronary Syndrome in a 56-year-old Female with Sedentary Lifestyle: A Case Report. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2017; 68(2): 1257-1259. doi: 10.12816/0039058
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