S82 RISK FACTOR ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY AT ARMY CARDIAC CENTRE LAHORE

Abstract

Objective: To assess the frequency of risk factors in patients undergoing coronary angiography at Army Cardiac Centre Lahore.

Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Army Cardiac Centre Lahore, from May 2018 to Jul 2018.

Material and Methods: One hundred and ninety six patients were enrolled in the study through purposive convenience sampling. All the patients undergoing coronary angiography were included in the study after informed consent and the data was collected using a structured questionnaire regarding risk profile.

Results: Out of 196 patients enrolled, frequencies of male and female genders were 150 (76.53%) and 46 (23.46%) respectively. The age varied from 24 years to 90 years with a mean age of 57.14 ± 10.6. Maximum number of patients i.e. 67 (34.18%) were within 60-70 years. Increased BMI (overweight) was the most common risk factor with 105 (53.57%) patients having BMI between ≥ 25 and <30kg/m2. Hypertension was the second most common risk factor with frequency 74 (37.75%) and Diabetes Mellitus was the third in line having 70 (35.71%) patients. Frequencies of other risk factors were Dyslipidemia 36 (18.36%), Smokers 34 (17.34%) and Family History 1 (0.51%).

Conclusion: Our findings highlighted the major contribution of modifiable risk factors in prevalence of Ischemic Heart Disease which can be controlled by adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors.