Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

Pattern of Admissions to Cardiac Care Unit in a Teaching Hospital in Western India

Dr. Khalid I. Khatib, Dr. Anuradha Patankar

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Background: Patients presenting with cardiac emergencies to hospitals are admitted to the Cardiac Care Unit. In India, there has been an increase in patients with cardiac diseases and cardiac emergencies in particular. The purpose of this study is to assess the pattern and causes of cardiac emergencies admitted to Cardiac Care Unit in a teaching hospital in western India. Material and Methods: A retrospective cross sectional study was undertaken. Hospital records of all patients admitted to the Cardiac Care Unit from June 2014 to August 2014 were reviewed. Relevant epidemiological and other data was extracted from these files. Results: Around 1.2 % of the total admissions to the hospital from the emergency department were admitted to the Cardiac Care Unit. The mean age of the patients was 57.9 years. Males were affected thrice as commonly as females. Majority of patients presented with acute coronary syndrome, followed by hypertensive emergency and congestive cardiac failure or pulmonary edema. Few patients were admitted with arrythmias, and rheumatic valvular heart disease. 3% patients died during their stay in the Cardiac Care Unit. Conclusion: Cardiac emergencies are seen in a slightly younger age group. Efforts should be directed towards risk factors of heart disease to combat and reduce cardiac emergencies.

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Dr. Khalid I. Khatib,Dr. Anuradha Patankar Pattern of Admissions to Cardiac Care Unit in a Teaching Hospital in Western India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015

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