| Autor: |
Hussain, Muhammad, Ammar, Ali, Aslam, Samina, ul Haq, Riaz, Nazeer, Zain, Akhtar, Samina |
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Professional Medical Journal; Jan2024, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p38-43, 6p |
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Objective: To determine the causes of normal blood flow in coronary arteries in patients presenting with STEMI and receiving pPCI. Study Design: Observational study conducted retrospectively. Setting: National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD) Karachi, Cath Lab. Period: August 17 2020 to November 2020. Material & Methods: Data was obtained from patients presented to the emergency department with STEMI and experienced primary PCI in last two years from January 2016 to Decemebr 2018.Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19 was used analyze these data. Th in those patients who had suboptimal coronary blood flow. Young patients <40 years of age had more (14%) normal coronary blood flow as compared to elders i.e >40 years. Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, and smoking had no significant impact on coronary blood flow in these patients. Conclusion: In this study, it was found that most of the coronary arteries had abnormal blood flow during primary PCI. Multiple factors are affecting the blood flow in coronaries. The onset of symptoms and the time presented in the hospital was the main factors. Further studies are required to find more reasons for having normal blood flow in coronaries in STEMI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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