Abstract
Objective: To identify the most prevalent risk factors of the development of cardiovascular diseases in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting at public hospital in a city of interior of state of São Paulo. Methods: This was an observational, analytical, and retrospective study with a survey of risk factors for the development of coronary artery disease, based on the analysis of medical records of patients submitted to myocardial revascularization surgery, from 2010 to 2016. Results: 206 medical records were selected, 60 (39,1%) female and 146 (70,8%) male, with a mean age of 65,5 ± 8,45 and 63,5 ± 9,16 respectively. The main risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases identified were: classification of body mass index, which presented a high percentage in the category “Overweight” 74 (46,8%) followed by “Grade I obesity” 46 (29,1%), and arterial hypertension present in 172 (83,4%) of the patients analyzed. Conclusion: Socio-educational measures may be taken or intensified for the prevention of acute coronary syndrome and consequently for myocardial revascularization, such as the distribution of existing nutritional guides, public health programs, walking paths and encouragement of healthy practices.