Abstract Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is defined as the death of cardiomyocytes due to prolonged ischemia, caused by thrombosis and / or vasospasm on an atherosclerotic plaque. Objective: To determine the incidence of patients with myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty; characterize the anthropometric variables and identify the risk factors in this population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational, retrospective study in which we collected secondary data from medical records of a hospital in a city in the state of São Paulo, where the largest number of interventions is via Public Health System, patients with a diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction, undergoing primary coronary angioplasty, from January 2011 to December 2013. Results: The total sample consisted of 437 subjects, 282 male and 155 female. In this study, there was predominance of myocardial infarction in the anterior descending artery ADA (45.51%), followed by right coronary artery RCA (38.46%), in carrying out the rescue angioplasty and stent implantation in 96.62% of cases. There was a predominance of high blood pressure as risk factors for 73.71%, followed by smoking with 41.66% of the sample. Conclusion: According to the present study data, it appears a higher prevalence of infarction occurred in the ADA, with individuals performing the rescue angioplasty procedure and the placement of the stent, and a growing incidence of drug stent placement. We observed a high incidence of risk factors, prevailing hypertension. (Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2018; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0).

Resumo Fundamento: Atualmente, a constante preocupação relacionada à qualidade de vida tem instigado a população a buscar parâmetros para a prevenção de doenças, com isso surge a necessidade de investigação e a capacidade de mensurar elementos que caracterizam o estilo de vida adequado. Objetivo: comparar as determinantes de qualidade de vida a partir do questionário Fantástico entre estudantes da área da saúde. Métodos: estudo de caráter descritivo, transversal, de base populacional. A amostra deste estudo foi por conveniência, em estudantes de Medicina e Fisioterapia, de uma instituição privada de ensino superior que aceitaram responder ao questionário, sem distinção de sexo e etnia. O instrumento Fantástico utilizado neste estudo possui 25 questões fechadas que exploraram 9 domínios sobre os componentes físicos, psicológicos e sociais do estilo de vida. Resultados: Participaram 57 estudantes do ensino superior, sendo 28 (15%) do curso de Fisioterapia e 29 (50,8%) do curso de Medicina, 40 (70,1%) do sexo feminino e 17 (28,8%) do sexo masculino, com idade média de 23 ± 2 anos. A classificação geral foi de "Regular" e nenhum participante apresentou pontuação na categoria "Muito Bom" e "Excelente". Os domínios que mais necessitam de mudança do curso de Medicina estão relacionados em Nutrição e Atividade Física e da Fisioterapia são Cigarro, drogas, e álcool. Conclusão: Baseado nos dados coletados a partir do questionário FANTASTICO, é notável a necessidade de melhoria no manejo da qualidade de vida de ambos os cursos abordados, possibilitando assim algumas medidas socioeducativas, através de promoção de saúde e prevenção de doenças.

Abstract Background: The constant concern about quality of life nowadays has incited individuals to seek parameters for disease prevention. Along with that, arise a need to investigate and the ability to measure elements that characterize an appropriate lifestyle. Objective: To compare the factors determining the quality of life of students in the healthcare area using the Fantastic questionnaire. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, population study. The sample was obtained by convenience and comprised medical and physical therapy students of both sexes and any ethnicity, attending a private institution of higher education, who agreed to fill out the questionnaire voluntarily. The Fantastic instrument used in this study has 25 closed questions that explore nine domains including physical, psychological, and social lifestyle components. Results: In total, 57 university students participated, of whom 28 (15%) were physical therapy students and 29 (50.8%) were medical students. The mean age was 23 ± 2 years, and 40 (70.1%) were female and 17 (28.8%) were male. The overall rating was "regular", and none of the participants scored in the "very good" and "excellent" categories. The domains that mostly required change among medical students related to nutrition and physical activity, while among physical therapy students they related to cigarette, drugs, and alcohol. Conclusion: According to the data collected using the Fantastic questionnaire, there was a remarkable need for improvement in the management of the quality of life of physical therapy and medical students, therefore allowing some social and educational measures through health promotion and disease prevention.