A study of various complications of right ventricular infarction at tertiary health care centre
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Myocardial infarction was previously thought to be a disease of mainly the left ventricle. Right ventricular infarction was just a pathological entity. Aims and Objectives: To Study various complications of right ventricular infarction at tertiary health care centre. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out at public charitable trust attached too medical college between January 1994 to December 1994 in the 55 patients of acute inferior wall myocardial infarction admitted to hospital. Here various complications occurred in every patients was noted. Result: In our study the majority of the patients were in the age group of 40-50 were 30.91% followed by 50-60 were 23.64%, >60 were 21.82%, 30-40 were 16.36%, 20-30 were 7.27%. The majority of the patients were Male i.e. 58.18% followed by Female were 41.82%. The most common complications were LVF in 49.09%, followed by Hypotension in 23.64%, A.V. Block in 20.00%, Bundle Branch B. -16.36%, VPB(Ventricular Premature Beat) in 10.91%, Ventricular Tachycardia in 3.64%, V. fibrillation in 3.64%, A.V. Dissociation and Atrial arrhythmia in 1.82%, Death occurred in 1.82%. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the most common age was 40-50 the most common complications were LVF, Hypotension, A.V. block etc.
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Dilip Pandurang Patil
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