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Clinical symptoms, laboratory investigations, Electrocardiography (ECG), echocardiography, and coronary angiography were analyzed. Associations were tested using the Chi-square test, with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05 considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The median age was 35.5 years; 96.7% were males. Breathlessness and palpitations were reported in all cases, while chest pain was present in 81.7%. Hypertension (40%), diabetes (31.7%), smoking (28.3%), and drug use (55%) were common risk factors. Single-vessel disease was the predominant angiographic finding (61.7%). Smoking correlated significantly with ECG abnormalities (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0382), and diabetes with severe coronary involvement (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0429).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ACS in young adults is more prevalent in males and often presents with nonclassical symptoms. Diabetes and smoking are significantly associated with diagnostic severity. 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