Risk factors for coronary artery disease: An integrative review of literature

Objective: to present a reflection about the risk factors that lead to the onset of coronary artery disease. Method: Descriptive and exploratory study, conducted through integrative review of literature. The survey was conducted in the month of March 2019, where he researched the following descriptors: risk factors; Coronary artery disease. The initial sample was of 69 articles, however, after the application of the exclusion criteria, obtained a sample of 15 articles where only 05 were considered for this review, by address in more depth the subject of this study. On identification of sources for location articles were consulted databases: Virtual Health Library; Latin American Caribbean system on health sciences information; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Regional online information system for scholarly journals from Latin America, Caribbean, Spain and Portugal and Ibero-American Network of Scientific Publishing in nursing. Results and Discussion: Among the various diseases that contribute to the involvement of coronary artery disease diabetes and hypertension are diseases that has been excelling in recent years, being regarded as a worldwide epidemic, becoming a problem public health. Conclusion: the presentation of the data brings a warning about the need for the development of strategies for the prevention of diseases and for the early detection of risk factors for coronary artery disease.