Abstract

A STUDY ON ASSESSMENT OF DETERMINANTS BASED ON DIAGNOSTIC INDICATIONS IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Florence Tabitha*, Prakash Ajmera, M. Sudhakar, Bheema Sai Suyagna, Vineel Reddy, Shaik Nazma and Tasnim Unnisa Begum

ABSTRACT

Background: CAD is the most common type of heart disease. On moderate condition it leads to Stable Angina and on severe condition it leads to Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) which includes: Unstable Angina (38%), STEMI (30%), NSTEMI (25%). Some of the known risk factors include smoking, alcoholism, high blood cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, obese, social isolation. Aim & Objectives: To assess the determinants and to evaluate the diagnostic indications in CAD population. Methodology: A cross sectional observational study including 200 subjects was conducted in the department of Cardiology in Malla Reddy Narayana Multispecialty Hospital. Patients were assessed for risk factors of CAD. Data was statistically analyzed using descriptive analysis. Results: Out of 200 patients, 74% were males and 26% were females, 51-60 age group is more prone to CAD. Smoking and consumption of alcohol was high (37%). 37.5% subjects were overweight and 35% were obese. The major risk factors of CAD were Hypertension, Diabetes, and history of CAD. Most of the patients had a double vessel disease. Conclusion: It was concluded that social habits like smoking and alcoholism, history of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes are major risk factors of CAD. The initial rapid test for diagnosing CAD includes cardiac biomarkers and ECG.

Keywords: Coronary Artery Disease, Risk factors, Comorbidities, Diagnosis.