Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) involves both heart as well as blood vessels and is a group of disease which carries high mortality and morbidity. The present study was conducted to assess the risk factors of CAD in patients. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted in department of General Medicine, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh and a tertiary care apex facility of Cardiology, Patna. It consisted of 120 patients (70 males and 50 females) age ranged 40-70 years who had evidence of significant coronary artery disease in their coronary angiogram done either after admission to the hospital or was already available with them since admission. Various factors such as smoking, lipid profile (serum levels of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides), level of education, socio-economic status, marital status, history of diabetes, history of hypertension and positive family history were recorded. Results: Age group 40-50 years comprised of 14 males and 8 females, 50-60 years had 20 males and 12 females and 60-70 years had 36 males and 30 females. Diabetes was present in 70, hypertension in 65, hyperlipidaemia in 95, smoking in 78 and positive family history in 34 patients. The mean cholesterol was 268.2 mg/dl, triglyceride was 214.5 mg/dl, HDL was 43.2 mg/dl and LDL was 108.4 mg/dl. Conclusion: We found that the most frequently occurring risk factors in patients of coronary artery disease were diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, smoking and positive family history. Key words: coronary artery disease, smoking, hyperlipidaemia.