A study on clinical study of ischaemic heart disease in women with special reference to risk factors

Abstract

Introduction:Our study was done to study in detail the clinical profile of cases admitted with ischemic heart diseases in women at ICCU SIMS, Hyderabad.Objectives: are 1.To study the clinical profile of ischemic heart diseases in women.2. To identify the influence of well defined risk factors in women with ischemic heart diseases.3. To identify if there are any risk factors specific to women with ischemic heart diseases. Material and Methods:The study is a clinical, prospective and observational study conducted at Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.After obtaining a detailed history, a complete general physical and systemic examination, the patients will be subjected to relevant investigations.The complete data will be recorded in a specially designed Case Recording Form.The data collected will be transferred into a Master Chart which is subjected to statistical analysis.Results and discussion: We studied 100 cases of ischemic heart diseases in women, out of which 32 patients presented with Acute MI, 23 patients with Unstable angina and 45 patients with stable angina, most of which were observed in post menopausal women.Prognosis was good in patients who received intensive care within 12 hours of onset of symptoms.Chest pain was the most common symptom of presentation. Conclusion:With heightened awareness of differences in clinical presentation, the medical community will be able to narrow the gender gap in the utilization of diagnostic studies and improve outcomes for women with IHD.