CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF YOUNG PATIENT‘S (AGED 40 YEARS OR LESS) IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL INDIA

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

P. Singh, V. Dangi, A. Dhiran, Y. Varma

OBJECTIVE-To assess the extent and severity of coronary artery disease( CAD) in patient‘s aged 40 years and less

having established or suspected CAD in tertiary care hospital in central india (GMC BHOPAL).

METHODOLOGY- This study was conducted in department of cardiology Gandhi medical college and hamidia hospital Bhopal from

October 2016 to September 2017.This study was conducted on 152 patient‘s of established or suspected CAD.Coronary angiography was

performed through radial and femoral routes.

RESULTS- Percentage of single vessel disease in males <40 years was 52.03%.Most of the males among this group fell under 28-40 years of

age.Percentage of single vessel disease in females <40 years was 44.82%.Percentage of double vessel disease in males was 29.27% and in

females was 13.8% respectively.Triple vessel disease in males and females were 1.63% and 3.44% respectively.

CONCLUSION- Patients aged 40 years or less who undervent CAG for established or suspected CAD,1.63% of males and 3.44% of females

had signi􀃶cant CAD which warrants extremes of preventive steps and also revascularization to prevent reoccurrence and fatalities due to

CAD.