Cardiovascular and Electrocardiography Changes in Obese Individuals at Rest and During Stress Test
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: The possible relation between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been subject of great controversy. The relationship between the degree of obesity and incidence or CVD was stressed by study of obesity as an independent risk factor for CVD. Objective: The objective of the study was to see the cardiovascular findings in obese individuals at rest and during treadmill stress testing (ST) (TMT) and to see the effort tolerance of obese individuals using TMT. Methods: This study was conducted in tertiary care hospital during a period of 1 year and it included a total of 50 adult obese patients on the basis of criteria for obesity being body mass index of more than 30. Result: Out of which 50 obese, 12 (24%) were positive for ischemic heart disease, 18 (36%) diabetic, 23 (46%) were chronic smoker, and 31 (62%) had hypercholesterolemia. The cardiovascular findings were tachycardia 9 (18%) and The ischemic response: Significant ST-segment depression was found in 9 (18%). All these findings suggested that left ventricular function was abnormal, and persons were prone to develop ischemic or infarction. Conclusion: This study helps us to rehabilitate and educated the cases of obesity. The obesity associated with the presence of risk factors promotes the incidence of CVD. The incidence increases in obese individuals with multiple risk factors more as compared to those with single risk factors. Reduction of weight and control of risk factors such as diabetes, cholesterol, alcohol, and smoking may contribute to lower the incidence of CVD.
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Varun Shetty, H R Jain, G S Singh, S Parekh
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