A CLINICAL STUDY OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION IN PRE AND POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 34
Abstract
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in women. In 1988, cardio vascular death in women exceeded that of men. Coronary heart disease accounts for the majority of cardiac deaths. Awareness of the extent of problem among women careful assessment of individual patient and appropriate treatment will help to improve outcome and decrease thr risk. OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical profile, outcome and risk factor of acute myocardial infraction in pre and post-menopausal women. METHODS: This study was conducted in department of General Medicine, VIMS, Ballari, for period of 2 years from March 1998 to March 2000. CONCLUSION: Majority of the patient were in the post-menopausal age group (47 patients out of 50) and they were not on oral contraceptives and were non-smokers. Mortality was high if the patient had underlying risk factors such as BMI >=24-10/15, hypertention-7/16, diabetes mellitus-3/7 and previous h/o IHD.
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Vijayalakshmi B. , Shyamala G.
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