Introduction: Coronary artery disease is one of the most common and most dangerous causes of mortality. Given the effect of modifiable risk factors such as diabetes and hypertension in the outbreak of heart diseases, the development of cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by controlling risk factors and improving lifestyle. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of mortality and risk factors in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 500 medical records of patients with myocardial infarction in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences hospitals. The demographic characteristics of the subjects (age, sex, marital status, etc.) and the final status of patients after a heart attack, the presence of various risk factors including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and the symptoms that for their reason the patients referred to the hospital were recorded in the data collection form. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: At first, a sample of 500 people was considered, and according to exclusion criteria, 476 people were finally analyzed. Out of 476 patients, 66.8% were male and 33.2% were female. The mean age of the patients was 64 years. There was a significant association between sex and the rate of myocardial infarction (P-value <.05). There was no significant correlation between age and rate of myocardial infarction (P-value> .05). In this study, 39% of the patients had diabetes, 33% had hypertension and 12.5% had dyslipidemia. Moreover, 5.04% of males and 9.5% of females died after myocardial infarction. Conclusion: Myocardial infarction rate has dropped in recent years, but the prevalence of this disease is still increasing.
