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Study on Clinical Profile and risk factors of Coronary Artery Disease in Indian Women

Bhupinder Kaur Anand, Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SGT Medical University, Gurugram, Haryana 122505, India. , Keshavamurthy Ganapathy Bhat , Krishnakumar Kanniyyappan , Bhupinder Kaur Anand , Marwaha Manvinder Pal Singh , Anil Redhu , Sapna Jaiswal ,

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Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery 4(2):p 94-99, April-June 2018. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jcms.2454.7123.4218.4

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Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common cause of death or disability in men and women, but CAD manifests differently in women. Besides traditional risk factors, diabetes and hypertriglyceridemia carry greater risk to women than men. CAD is commonly under diagnosed in women.

Objective: To study the frequency, risk factors and presenting symptoms associated with CAD.

Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in Air Force Command Hospital, Bangalore from 01 Oct 2013–31 Mar 2015 after obtaining approval from Institutional Ethical Committee. All females who were diagnosed of CAD in emergency room, medical/ cardiology OPD, intensive coronary care unit and medical wards of Command Hospital were enrolled for the study.

Results: In the present study 91.26% were post menopausal female falling in the age group of 41­80yrs. Among the study subjects, 46.6% had diabetes, 62.13% had hypertension, 4.8% had past history of dyslipidemias and 52.44% were overweight or obese. 17.47% had family history of CAD or CAD risk factors.

Conclusions: Coronary Artery Disease commonly affects postmenopausal women. Overweight, Obesity, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Diabetes are the major risk factors in women. They present more often with atypical symptoms. 

 

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Coronary Artery Disease; Cardiovascular Disease; Risk Factors; CAD in Women.

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