Advancing age is a well-acknowledged risk factor for acute myocardial infarction (MI) in both men and women. Although MI is usually the disease of people above 45 years of age, an increasing number of younger patients are presenting with premature MI. In India, CAD manifests almost a decade earlier than in the Western countries. This study was done to study the clinical profile, risk factors and angiographic profile in young patients less than 40 years presenting with acute MI. Methods: The

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... nosis of MI was based on the WHO criteria. Patients aged less than 40 years and who met the WHO