Raj Kumar Sachdewani, Lal Chand Dingra, Aijaz Hussain Memon.
Acute Stemi; Prevalence of Hypertension and Diabetes in patients of Acute Stemi Admitted in CCU Ghulam Muhammad Teaching Hospital, Sukuur Sindh Pakistan.
Professional Med J Jan ;25(5):759-63.

Objectives: To find a relationship between acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and two major risk factors i.e. diabetes type 2 and hypertension in adult patients admitted in cardiology department of Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Study Setting: Department of Cardiology, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur. Period: October 2016 to March 2017. 6 months. Material and Methods: Total of 764 patients aged 18-80 years were included in the study population on bases of history of chest discomfort and sudden ST elevation MI (STEMI). Those patients with unstable angina and those cases which presented with Q waves were excluded from study population. Blood pressure and blood sample were taken and analyzed in the institution laboratory. Results: Off 764 anterior wall Myocardial infarction (including extensive) was seen in 367(48%) while inferior wall Myocardial infarction (including RV and posterior) was recorded in 397(52%) of the study population. 118 (15.44%) were hypertensive and also had diabetes off which 8.11% were female and chi square test reveals a relationship between sex and diabetes and hypertension in the study population. Conclusion: A relationship of hypertension and diabetes with STEMI is there. Primary prevention and proper screen program needs to be in place to identify the submerge part of the iceberg.

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