Age and gender-based categorization of very premature, premature, and non-premature acute myocardial infarction: A comparison of clinical and angiographic profile and in-hospital outcomes

In this study, we aimed to assess and compare the distribution of demographic and clinical characteristics and composite adverse clinical outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among “very premature”, “premature”, and “non-premature” patients with “ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (STE-ACS)” presented at a tertiary care center. We included consecutive patients diagnosed with STE-ACS undergoing primary PCI. The “very premature” was defined as ≤40 years for males and ≤ 45 years for females, “premature” as