Abstract
Introduction: Present work was aimed to study the correlation of various risk factors like age, sex, weight, hypertension and history of smoking with left ventricular function in patients of NSTEMI, STEMI and unstable angina. This study was carried out in 120 patients of acute coronary syndrome, presenting to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital attached to Government Medical College, Amritsar. The study protocol was approved by the institutional ethics committee before initiation of the study.
Material and Methods: Present work is a prospective observational study to determine correlation between the various risk factors in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The data was collected from the patients and recorded in a prepared Case Report Form. Demographic details, medical history, information on exercise, diet, substance use, and hospitalization details were collected. After relevant history and thorough clinical examination, weight, blood pressure were measured and echocardiography was also performed.
Results: In the present study, the data showcases the relationship between hypertension and various echocardiographic parameters in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Observations of the present study show the correlation between the high blood pressure and ejection fraction of individuals of NSTEMI, STEMI and Unstable angina.
Conclusions: The data concludes that hypertension is more closely related to LV function as assessed by ejection fraction. As our data demonstrated a significant correlation between high blood pressure and reduced EF, hypertension is the very significant marker of the development of acute coronary syndrome.
Keywords: Hypertension, Smoking, Acute coronary syndrome, Unstable angina, STEMI, NSTEMI.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Hardip Singh
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143001, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i6.30
