Table 1: Triggering events patients were exposed to prior to the onset of acute myocardial infarction.

Trigger Patients N (%)
Lockdown stress, loneliness and isolation 52 (94.5%)
Financial stress and hardship, volatile income, loss of job 22 (40.0%)
Cigarette smoking binge 15 (27.3%)
Anger 12 (21.8%)
Fear of contacting the disease 10 (18.2%)
Strenuous physical effort 3 (5.5%)
Inability to attend funeral of a loved person 3 (5.5%)
Heavy meals 2 (3.6%)
Fear of lack of medical care 2 (3.6%)
Hopelessness 1 (1.8%)