Pattern of ischemic heart disease cases admitted to coronary care unit in baquba teaching hospital

Abstract

Objectives :The aim of this study is to show the pattern of ischemic heart disease (HD) cases admitted to CCU in Baquba teaching hospital and to study 1HD cases in relation to certain variables (risk factors) which include age , sex , residency , occupation , physical activity , smoking diabetes mellitus (DM) hypertension and obesity.Methods :The study included 200 patients with IHD who were admitted to CCU in Baquba teaching hospital in a period of 3 months from 1St February to 30th. April 2008 . We registered the risk factors of IHD as age , sex , DM , hypertension , smoking , obesity , physical inactivity and residency .Results :This study showed that most of IHD cases were diagnosed as unstable angina (52%) followed by myocardial infarction (MI) (37%) and the remaining cases were angina pectoris (1 1%) IHD was more in males (56%) .Most cases were between (46-65) years old (57.5%) .IHD was more in urban (70.5%) . Smokers were (31 .5%) , diabetics (25%) , hypertensives (54%) , Obesity (41%) , physical inactivity (59.5%)Conclusion :This study showed the pattern of IHD cases admitted to CCU in baquba teaching hospital and the relation of risk factorsand there percentage to IHD.So prevention , modification and improvement of risk factors can decrease numbers and severity of IHD in society .