Abstract

“A PROSPECTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR STUDY UNDER THE PREVALENCE OF HYPERLIPIDEMIA, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES MELLITUS AND OBESITY IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL”

Dr. Santhosh Uttangi*, Prof. J. S. Venkatesh, Renin Reji, Parvathi Das, Parvathy Satheesh and Reba Mary Ranjith

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Abstract

Background: The burden of coronary artery disease can be explained by the alarming rise in the prevalence of CAD risk factors like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia and obesity. So it is crucial to evaluate the role of such risk factors in developing CAD. Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of risk factors such as HTN, DM, hyperlipidemia and obesity in CAD in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methodology: A prospective observational study was carried out for a period of 6 months in the inpatient medicine department and cardiac care unit of Chigateri district hospital, Davangere. A total of 170 CAD patients were enrolled in the study. The collected data were analyzed with MS Excel and descriptive statistics. Result: Among the 170 CAD patients, the most prevalent risk factor was hypertension (59.41%) followed by DM (43.52%) and hyperlipidemia (34.11%). Obesity was the least prevalent risk factor to develop CAD (17.05%). The most frequently prescribed class of drugs among the 170 study subjects were anti- platelets (30.08%). Conclusion: The research steadily shows that modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia are strongly linked to the development of coronary artery disease and the most frequently used drugs in CAD patients were antiplatelets. These findings highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach to CAD prevention and management.

Keywords: Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, Prevalence, Risk Factor, Antiplatelets.