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Kumar R, Mal K, Urooj A, Luhana B, Rasool M, Daud MY, Rahooja K, Samad M, Safdar U, Naseer AB, Chachar K, Ishaq M, Rehman ZU, Karim M. Assessing in-hospital mortality and predictors in Patients with contrast-induced nephropathy Following primary percutaneous coronary Intervention. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2023; 35:633-639. [PMID: 38406951 DOI: 10.55519/jamc-04-12124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND The contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common complication of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) it has been reported to be associated with an increased risk of mortality. The study reported the in-hospital mortality among patients who developed CIN after primary PCI. METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of consecutive who developed CIN after primary PCI at a tertiary care cardiac hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. The CIN was defined as either a relative increase of 25% or an absolute increase of 0.5 mg/dL in post -procedure serum creatinine within 72 hours. The in-hospital mortality status was recorded and clinical and demographic predictors of in-hospital mortality were identified with the help of binary logistic regression analysis. RESULTS In the study sample of 402 patients, 74.1% (298) were male and the mean age of the study sample was 59.4±11.5 years. The in-hospital mortality rate was 9.7% (39). On multivar iable analysis, an increased risk of mortality was found to be independently associated with inferior wall myocardial infarction (IWMI) with right ventricular (RV) infarction, intra-procedure arrhythmias, and pump failure with an adjusted odds ratio of 3.63 [95% CI: 1.31-10.08; p=0.013], 5.53 [95% CI: 1.39-22.06; p=0.015], and 8.94 [95% CI: 3.99-20.02; p<0.001], respectively. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, there is a high rate of mortality for patients who develop CIN after primary PCI, and the risk of mortality is further aggravated by the presence of IWMI with RV infarction, intra-procedure arrhythmias, and pump failure.
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- Rajesh Kumar
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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Ali S, Mal K, Soomro AM, Ram J, Aslam Abbassi M, Shah Q, Ahmer A. Analysis of Drug Compliance among Patients Suffering from Deep Vein Thrombosis. JPRI 2021. [DOI: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i47a33009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Objective: The objective of current research was to identify the compliance of commonly prescribed antithrombotic drug among patients who suffering from Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).
Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional research on adults with age of 18-65 years suffering from DVT were conducted on medicine department of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Hospital of Larkana. Three hundred and forty eight DVT patients were consecutive selected during the period of six months from January 2021 to June 2021. Data of DVT patients was collected by using standard proforma and analyzed with statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 25.
Results: Majority of DVT patients evaluated during study period were male 237 (61.7%) patients and 147 (38.3%) DVT patients were female. Mean age of DVT patients was 43.78 ± 12.43 (18-65) years. Most of the patients were in age group of 51-65 years having 126 (32.8%) patients followed by 41-50 years having 104 (27.1%) patients, 31-40 years having 93 (24.2%) patients and 18-30 years having 61 (15.9%) patients. Majority of DVT patients were from urban areas 217 (56.5%) patients followed by rural areas 167 (43.5%) patients. Drug compliance in illiterate patients was 107 (36.1%). Drug compliance in indoor job patients was 102 (34.5%) whereas drug compliance in jobless patients was 59 (19.1%). Drug compliance in positive medication history was 207 (69.9%). Drug compliance in Hypertensive patients was 33 (11.1%) in congestive heart failure patients 27 (9.1%), in ischemic stroke 15 (5.1%). Whereas, the drug compliance among diabetes mellitus patients was 13 (4.4%). Overall drug compliance with antithrombotic drugs was reported in 296 (77.1%) DVT patients.
Conclusion: Current research concludes that rate of drug compliance was high in patients of DVT with rivaroxaban followed by warfarin and heparin, whereas long duration of therapy, polypharmacy, side effects of therapy, cost of therapy, continuous monitoring, injectables, diet restrictions and ADRs of therapy were the most commonly reported factors of non-compliance.
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Ali S, Mal K, Ram J, Malik R, Abbassi MA, Shah Q, Sahrish U. Comparative Study of Compliance and Factors Affecting Compliance among Commonly Used Drugs in Deep Vein Thrombosis Patients. JPRI 2021. [DOI: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i47a33007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Objectives: The objective of current research was to identify the compliance of antithrombotic drug (heparin, warfarin and Rivaroxaban) and factors of non-compliance associated with heparin, warfarin and rivaroxaban.
Methodology: A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted on patients suffering from Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) at government teaching hospital of Larkana. 348 DVT patients were selected by using online sample calculator software. Data was collected by using pre validated questionnaire after taking patient consent; finally the data was analyzed with statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 25.
Results: The compliance with rivaroxaban was present in 103 (80.5%) patients followed by heparin drug compliance in 95 (74.2%) DVT patients and warfarin drug compliance in 98 (76.6%) DVT patients. Non-compliance factors with rivaroxaban were; cost in 4 (16.0%) patients, polypharmacy in 6 (24.0%) patients, side effects in 4 (16.0%) patients and prolong therapy in 11 (44.0%) patients. Non-compliance factors with heparin were; monitoring in 13 (39.4%) patients, diet restriction in 6 (18.2%) patients, injectable in 10 (30.3%) patients and ADR in 4 (12.1%) patients. Non-compliance factors with warfarin were; cost in 4 (13.3%) patients, polypharmacy in 8 (26.7%) patients, prolong therapy in 5 (16.7%) patients and ADR in 13 (43.3%) patients.
Conclusion: This study concludes that rate of drug compliance was high in patients of DVT with rivaroxaban followed by warfarin and heparin, whereas long duration of therapy, polypharmacy, side effects of therapy, cost of therapy, continuous monitoring, injectables, diet restrictions and ADRs of therapy were the most commonly reported factors of non-compliance.
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Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, and multisystem disease, which, along with the joints, can involve the cardiovascular system. The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis itself can lead to atherosclerosis, which is considered one of the major causes by which it can affect the cardiovascular system. In this study, we will assess the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis as compared to the general population. Method This case-control study was conducted from January 2018 to November 2018. Two-hundred twenty-two (222) patients with diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis were included as cases in the study. Two-hundred eleven (211) patients were included in the study as the control group (patients without rheumatoid arthritis). All the data were recorded in a self-structured questionnaire. Result Participants with rheumatoid arthritis also showed an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) by an odds ratio of 2.50 (95% CI; 0.77-8.14). There was also an increased risk of cardiovascular death in participants with rheumatoid arthritis by an odds ratio of 1.99 (0.58-6.71). Conclusion The study suggests that rheumatoid arthritis along with joint inflammation can also affect the cardiovascular system. Hence, a multidisciplinary team of rheumatologists and cardiologists should manage patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, which will improve morbidity and mortality in such patients.
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- Kheraj Mal
- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sukkur, PAK
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- Cardiology, Khairpur Medical College, Nawabshah, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Buchu Kalan, IND
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- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sukkur, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Family Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK
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Kumar R, Mal K, Razaq MK, Magsi M, Memon MK, Memon S, Irfan S, Bansari K, Ali B, Rizwan A. Comparison of Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Cureus 2020; 12:e12202. [PMID: 33489611 PMCID: PMC7815293 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are two common treatment options used in patients suffering from coronary artery disease. Selection and favorability of one over the other depend on individual clinical scenarios. The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes after treatment with PCI and CABG. Methods This longitudinal observational study was conducted from April 2018 to July 2019 in a cardiovascular unit of a tertiary care hospital. Participants who were eligible for revascularization were randomized either to receive stent (PCI) or surgery (CABG). Patients were then followed up for 12 months for the development of all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). Results At 12 months, patients randomized to the PCI group had an increased risk of repeat revascularization (21.3% vs. 7.4%; p = 0.007), whereas a similar number of patients in both groups died (3.8% vs. 3.7%), suffered myocardial infarction (7.6% vs. 5.6%), or had a cerebrovascular accident (3.8% vs. 2.8%). Conclusions This study showed that PCI had an increased risk of repeat revascularization compared to CABG. However, both had comparable significance in the development of MACEs. Nevertheless, there is a need for further study to better assess the outcomes of either, especially in the long run.
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- Ratan Kumar
- Cardiology, Khairpur Medical College, Nawabshah, PAK
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- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sukkur, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Taluka Hospital Kandhkot, Kandhkot, Kashmore, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Family Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK
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Introduction Leptin, a hormone released by the body to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger, decreases fat storage in adipocytes. Leptin is thought to play some role in obesity and insulin resistance. In this study, our aim is to see the association of leptin with obesity and insulin resistance. Methods This case-control study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan from January 2020 to April 2020. Ninety-two participants with BMI greater than 25 kg/m2, with no known comorbidities were enrolled in the study after informed consent. Ninety-two participants, who came to the outpatient department without a history of chronic disease, with BMI less than 25 kg/m2 were enrolled as a control group. Data were collected via self-structured questionnaires. Their blood was drawn and sent to the laboratory for cholesterol levels, insulin resistance and leptin levels. Results Serum leptin levels (51.24 ± 18.12 vs. 9.10 ± 2.99: p-value, < 0.0001), serum cholesterol levels (198.2 ± 32.1 vs. 151.2 ± 21.2, p-value < 0.0001) and insulin resistance (7.9 ± 2.1 vs. 6.3 ± 1.9, p-value < 0.0001) were higher in obese patients. Conclusion As per the results of this study, obesity was associated with increase serum leptin levels and insulin resistance. Further multi-centric studies are required to prove the possible relationship, which might help devise plans to manage obesity.
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- Ratan Kumar
- Cardiology, Khairpur Medical College, Khairpur, PAK
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- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Taluka Hospital Kandhkot, Kandhkot, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Medicine and Surgery, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Family Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK
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Mal K, Jabar Ali JB, Fatima K, Rizwan A. Incidence of Hyperuricemia in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction – A Case-Control Study. Cureus 2020; 12:e6722. [PMID: 32133250 PMCID: PMC7034750 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Various researches have stated the correlation between serum uric acid (sUA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, no local studies are available. In this study, we will determine the prevalence of hyperuricemia in patients with acute myocardial infarction and compare with the control group. Methods This case-control study was conducted from March to November 2019 in the tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. In all, 119 patients with acute myocardial infarction were enrolled in this study, and 119 controls were identified from the outpatient department. Their sUA levels were measured within 24 hours of acute myocardial infarction. Results The mean sUA levels were significantly higher in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in comparison to the control group (6.17 ± 2.12 vs. 5.51 ± 1.89, p-value; 0.01). Overall, there were more patients with hyperuricemia in the case group compared to the control group (47.89% vs. 33.6%, p-value = 0.04) Conclusion In this study, after adjustment of other known factors, hyperuricemia is associated with AMI. Efforts should be made to include screening for hyperuricemia in patients with a high risk of myocardial infarction.
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Introduction There is ample data available to determine the impact of deranged lipid values of acute myocardial infarction (AMI); however, there is a paucity of data from low-income countries like Pakistan. In this study, we aim to determine the correlation of lipid values with AMI. Materials and methods This case-control study was conducted from 1 February 2019 to 30 October 2019 in a tertiary care hospital in Sukkur, Pakistan. There were a total of 421 participants divided into two groups; Case Group (patients with AMI, n=212) and Control Group (patients without AMI, n=209). Results Total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were significantly higher in patients with AMI and HDL was lower. There was no significant difference between triglycerides in both groups. Conclusion Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for AMI. There is a need for more large scale multi-center studies to further understand the role of lipid profile in AMI and the various factors that influence it.
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- Kheraj Mal
- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sukkur, PAK
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- Cardiology, Khairpur Medical College, Nawabshah, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK
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Kumar R, Mal K, Begum J, Shaukat F. Comparison of Nebivolol and Bisoprolol for Cardiovascular Mortality in Hypertensive Patients. Cureus 2019; 11:e6453. [PMID: 32025386 PMCID: PMC6977581 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Introduction Beta-blockers again are now considered as first-line therapy for various cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we compare the cardiovascular event between two beta-blocker, i.e. Nebivolol and Bisoprolol. Materials and Methods It is a two-arm open-label randomized prospective study that was conducted from 1st Jan 2016 to 30th July 2019 in tertiary care hospital, Nawabshah. One thousand and fifty-six (n=1056) hypertensive patients were enrolled after informed consent, which were randomized into two equal groups. Patients were followed up for one year. Results Comparison between Nebivolol and Bisoprolol showed that all-cause mortality (9.8% vs 11.48%), cardiovascular mortality (5.4% vs 7.0%), all-cause hospitalization (14.4% vs 16.3%), and cardiovascular hospitalization (9.8% vs 12.09%) was numerically lower in nebivolol but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion Further large scale multicentric trials with a longer follow up period are needed to compare various beta-blockers for cardiovascular event.
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- Ratan Kumar
- Cardiology, Khairpur Medical College, Nawabshah, PAK
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- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sukkur, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center, Karachi, PAK
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INTRODUCTION Patients having a cardiovascular disease experience negative states of psychology. An increased incidence of coronary artery disease is attributed to both depression and anxiety. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective study, the Hospitalized Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to determine anxiety and depression in stable patients of myocardial infarction (MI) at the time of their discharge. All responses were based on the patients' perceptions two weeks prior to acute MI event. SPSS version 21.0 was used for data entry and analysis. RESULTS The mean age of the participants in our study was 49.09±5.61 years. About 52.83% (n=28) and 58.49% (n=31) participants suffered from anxiety and depression two weeks prior to their myocardial infarction. CONCLUSION Depression and anxiety can be a risk factor for myocardial infarction in susceptible individuals. Attention should be given to mental well-being, and a multi-disciplinary management approach should be taken for these patients including psychiatry and psychology.
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- Kheraj Mal
- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular System, Sukkur, PAK
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- Cardiology, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK
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Introduction: Reinfarction after incidence of myocardial infarction is a serious complication and is responsible for high mortality. Various factors are responsible for reinfarction including smoking, prior procedures or surgeries, and use of medications such as aspirin, β-blocker, and angiotensin-converting enzyme Iihibitor or angiotensin receptor blockers. Material and Methods: This prospective study was conducted with 243 participants. Participants were divided into two groups: patients who had a reinfarction during hospital and patients who did not. Results: There were 142 (58.4%) men and 101 (41.6%) women in the study. A total of 17 (6.9%) patients had reinfarction. Age (68.4±10.9 vs. 64.4±11.8; 0.001), diabetes (47.05% vs. 22.12%; 0.02), and history of myocardial infarction (29.5% vs. 11.4%; 0.02) were identified as risk factors for reinfarction Conclusion: Our study reports that certain parameters such as age, obesity, diabetes mellitus,, and history of myocardial infarction can be used to assess the risk of reinfarction among these patients.
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- Kheraj Mal
- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular System, Sukkur, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK
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