Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting with Cerebrovascular Accident in a Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India

Acute myocardial infarction in individuals who have had a cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack (CVA-TIA) is a medical emergency, which must be examined and treated as soon as possible. Physicians face a significant problem in managing this scenario because early treatment of one ailment would surely postpone treatment of the other. Early detection and treatment will have an impact on the patient's morbidity and mortality in the future, as well as aid in the patient's rehabilitation. On the basis of ECG alterations and cardiac biomarkers, a prospective observational study was conducted in 103 diagnosed CVA patients to investigate the incidence of myocardial infarction. Infarct and hemorrhagic CVA cases were evenly distributed. According to the age-based distribution, the highest rate of myocardial infarction (8%, 8) was observed in those aged 51-60 years. The male-to-female ratio is 1.86:1. Thirty-two patients had diabetes, among them 75% had only elevated creatine kinase MB (CKMB) with no myocardial infarction (MI), whereas 59 patients had hypertension of which 70% had only elevated CK-MB with no MI. ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with high CKMB accounted for 14.78% (15) of the cases, but the majority (71%, 73) of the cases had elevated CKMB with no MI, and the rest presented with normal CKMB. Elevated CKMB with or without STEMI serves as a poor prognosticating factor. Therefore, these patients should be managed on a priority basis for a better outcome.