A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CVD PATIENTS IN PATIENTS ADMITTED IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Objective: The objective of this research work was to compare the designs of disease in 2 information groups of patients, with a distance of five years, at NICVD (National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases) a hospital of cardiology located in Karachi. The aim was to conclude the alterations in the CVD patients at a unit of acute cardiology in duration of complete five years. Methodology: This is a traditional elaborated research work. This case study carried out on the patients admitted in NICVD located in Karachi. This research work covered the complete month of September, 2014 & complete month of September in the year of 2018. The files of the patient data rechecked and concerning information was documented on a special form designed for this subject matter. Results: In the month of September of the year 2014, four hundred and fourteen patients got admission in the hospital. More than seventy-one percent were the male participants. Most of the patients were forty to fifty year of age or beyond. ACS (acute coronary syndrome) was the most frequent and available in about forty percent participants. More than twenty-seven percent patients had MI (myocardial infarction) while heart muscle diseases were available in more than ten percent patients. The total rate of mortality was about 3.4%. In the month of September of the year of 2018, four hundred and forty-six patients got admission in the hospital. Sixty-three percent were the male participants. More than seventy-one percent participants were more than forty year of age. ACS was available in 43.04% patients, MI was present in twenty-six percent patients and heart muscle diseases were present in more than thirteen percent patients. The total rate of mortality was about 1.34%. Conclusion: The same outcomes of two information groups patients at a distance of five years proposes that the CVD burden & design has not altered considerably at this health centre. There is a high occurrence of CVD in males and age groups of high age. The major contributory factors were ACS & MI. Key Words: Cardio Vascular Diseases, Hypertension, Urbanization, Cardiology