Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiling in Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG) Surgery Patients in Indian Setting

Dr Satish R. Das; Dr Amol B. Thakare

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2017

Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiling in Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG) Surgery Patients in Indian Setting

Dr Satish R. Das, Dr Amol B. Thakare

Abstract :

Background: Conventional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) are known to influence short–term and long–term outcome following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), with recent increase in prevalence of CVRFs.

Methods: One thousand consecutive patients undergoing elective CABG were included and data on major CVRFs was obtained.

Results: Mean age was 59.73±9.5 years and 88.4% patients were males. 50.8% patients had BMI >25.0 kg/m². Diabetes was present in 47.5%, hypertension in 70.9% and dyslipidemia in 85.6%. 19.9% patients had family history of premature CAD. 9.4% patients were current smokers. 95.9% of all the patients had at least one of the five major CVRFs and only 4.1% patients were free of all these risk factors.

Conclusions: The present study showed high prevalence of most of the conventional CVRFs, esp. diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in Indian population undergoing CABG