Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among CAD & CVA patients in Vindhya region
Keywords:
Metabolic syndrome, mortality, complications, vindhya regionAbstract
Introduction: Atherosclerosis a hallmark etiology of cerebro and cardiovascular diseases.Metabolic syndrome being a pro inflammatory and prothrombotic state is key contributor of thrombogenic complications.Study was aimed seeing retrospectively the occurrence of metabolic syndrome among the diseased. Method: We did an observational study on 500 patients ( 250 patients each of CVA & CAD) from April 2019 to June 2020 in our department via fulfilling the criteria. Observation & results: Patients of CAD & CVA had a statistically significant prevalence of metabolic syndrome (54% in CAD & 46.8% in CVA) as P value 0.007. Conclusion:With high statistical significance of metabolic syndrome among CAD and CVA earlier risk stratification, diagnosis, lifestyle changes and management could reduce the morbidity and mortality.