ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AMONG URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION OF PAKISTAN
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Keywords
acute myocardial infarction, urban and rural population
Abstract
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is myocardial necrosis resulting from acute obstruction of coronary artery. Its symptoms include chest pain or discomfort, dyspnea, nausea and diaphoresis. Diagnosis is made by findings on ECG and by raised cardiac biomarkers in blood. AMI is one of the leading cause of death worldwide. This study was carried out in cardiac complex Emergency department, BVH Bahawalpur to determine the frequency of acute myocardial infarction among urban and rural populations. Objective was to determine the frequency of acute myocardial infarction among urban and rural population and determine risk factor distribution among them.
Material & Methods:
The sample include patients from urban and rural population of age group i.e. 20 years-80 years, both males and females, visiting cardiac complex emergency department, BVH with acute chest pain and positive ECG findings for AMI. A sample of 35 patients visiting cardiac complex emergency department, BVH was taken using non- probability convenient sampling. Information was collected through structured questionnaire.
Results:
Total 350 patients were interviewed, 217 (62%) were from rural area, 133 (38%) were from urban area. 260 (74.3%) were males, 90 (25.7%) were females. 153 (43.7%) were smokers, 197 (56.3%) were non-smoker. 220 (62.9%) belonged to low socioeconomic class, 130 (37.1%) belonged to middle socioeconomic class.
Conclusion:
According to my study most of the patients of Acute MI were old aged, males, smokers and were from rural area.
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Nauman Ali
Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, PIC/ Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Muhammad Umar Iqbal
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, PIC/ Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Mudassar Iqbal
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, PIC/ Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Muhammad Sarwar Khalid
Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, PIC/ Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Fouzia Goher
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, PIC/ Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Asif Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, PIC/ Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, Pakistan