DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i03.095

Pages: 1290-1296

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a diffuse disease involving mainly the arterial circulations of the heart, brain, kidneys and limbs. This process begins in childhood and progresses over decades. In the Framingham study, the lifetime risk for coronary artery disease in adults at age 40 was 49% for men and 32% for women.1 The world Health organization has estimated that by 2020, the global number of deaths from CAD will be increased from 7.2 million in 2002 to 11.1 million in 2020.2 Therefore the present study was undertaken to know the relationship of carotid Doppler study findings (carotid intima-medial thickness, plaques, degree of stenosis) with various risk factors for atherosclerosis in myocardial infarction patient. Also, the carotid Doppler findings were compared with severity of coronary artery disease. To evaluate the association of atherosclerotic risk factors like diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, dyslipidemia, Obesity, smoking with Carotid intimomedial thickness, plaques, degree of stenosis in carotid arteries in patients of myocardial infarction. To compare carotid Doppler findings with coronary angiographic findings in patients of myocardial infarction. The present study entitled carotid artery Doppler studies in patients of myocardial infarction and its correlation with other atherosclerotic risk factors” was carried out at tertiary care hospital during period of January 2015 to September 2017. The present study conducted at a tertiary health care on 50 cases admitted with acute myocardial infarction.