Vol. 5 (07) pp. 1200-1213 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4829

CARDIAC CONDUCTION DEFECTS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS -A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY.

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  • Senior Resident, Deptt. Of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Srinagar.
  • Professor, Deptt. Of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Srinagar.
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Background: The interest in cardiac conduction system has focused primarily on its role as a predictor of mortality and coexistent cardiovascular diseases particularly hospitalised patients. Objectives: The study was undertaken to study the association of cardiac conduction defects with underlying cardiovascular diseases and various risk factors. Methodology: The study was conducted from 1st March 2012 to 31st august 2013 and included cases >20yrs of age presenting to OPD or admitted in SMHS hospital and showing some form of cardiac conduction defect on a standard 12 lead ECG. A total of 1710 cases were studied. A thorough medical history and meticulous physical examination was done and relevant investigations ordered to find out the presence of underlying cardiovascular diseases and risk factors Results: Of the 1710 cases, 990(57.9%) were males and 720(42.1%) were females. Most of cases were seen in the age group of 70-79yrs (25.7%). Risk factors including Hypertension was found in 1095(64%) cases, Coronary Artery Disease(CAD) in 445(26%), dyslipidemia in 429(25%), diabetes in 410(23.9%) and gout in 51(2.9%) cases. 1270(74%) cases were smokers, 632(36.9%) were having sedentary life style and 496(29%) cases were obese/overweight. Conclusion: Hypertension, smoking, CAD, obesity and sedentary life style are the major risk factors.

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Aadil Ashraf, Touseef ahmad Mir, Ahmad Wajeed Yousuf, Gazzanfar Ali, Javed Khan and Irfan Gul. (2017); CARDIAC CONDUCTION DEFECTS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS -A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY. , International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (07), 1200-1213, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4829

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Dr. Aadil Ashraf
Senior Resident Post Graduate Deptt. Of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Srinagar.

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