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Volume 8 Issue 6 (June, 2020)

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Assessment of risk factors in cases of myocardial infarction in adult population
Dr. Chanchal Kumar Anand, Dr. Siddharth Sonkar

Background: The present study was conducted to assess risk factors in cases of myocardial infarction in adult population. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted among 82 patients diagnosed with severe MI. Factors such as duration, hypertension history, diabetes history, cholesterol, history of smoking, CABG history etc. weas recorded. Results: out of 82 patients, males were 51 and females were 31. Common risk factors were diabetes in 48, CAG in 8, hypertension in 52, cholesterol in 68, smoking in 45 and history of CAD in 30 patients. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). Common type was anterior in 16, inferior in 34, inferior- lateral in 12, anterior septal in 10 and other in 8 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that common risk factors were diabetes, CAG, hypertension, cholesterol and smoking. Key words: Coronary artery disease, Hypertension, Smoking.

 
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