Can an MRSA (DRUG RESISTANT STAPH INFECTION) increase your chances of having a heart attack?

I am a 41 year old female. I suffered a STEMI heart attack on August 29, 2007 @ the age of 40 which required an agressive cardiac intervention (angiogram & angioplasty w/ a DES)Almost 2 years to the day of when I was diagnosed with an MRSA (drug resistant staph infection), as a result of my caesarean section (i had a baby girl 8/22/05) wound getting infected. I had no indication of heart disease prior to my heart attack, cholesterol level 184. However, I did have several of the risk factors: lack of regular exercise , 30 lbs overweight & light smoker (I started smoking again when I was in so much pain with the staph infection) . Today, I have quit smoking & I am aggressively working to improve my diet & excercise regimen. I just feel that somehow my near death experience with the staph infection also had a lot to do with my heart attack.

No- it was due to your smoking, your extra weight, and possibly genetics. MRSA is not a risk factor for heart attacks, but that smoking is horrible Even if you are a light smoker- it causes vascular changes and heart vessel (coronaries) constriction, that can cause an MI. Keep up with the healthy lifestyle changes. You are too young !

STEMI means ST elevation myocardial infarction, which is a type of heart attack so you don't need to add heart attack. MRSA isn't a risk factor for MIs. It was your diet, lifestyle and possibly genetics.