Abstract :
Introduction: Number of patients with ischemic heart disease has tremendously increased in South East Asia during last 25 years. India has witnessed similar epidemic of coronary artery disease, especially among the urban individuals during this period. Early onset ischemic heart disease is more common in Indians (12-16%) if we compare with people of western countries (5%). Here we have planned this investigation to identify various risk factors which are responsible for relatively higher episodes of ischemic heart disease in young population (< 40 years).
Materials and Method: The study was carried out on young (
Keyword :
LDL - low density lipoprotein, CAD - coronary artery disease, HDL - high density lipoprotein, DM - diabetes mellitus, Lpa - lipoprotein A, AMI - acute myocardial infarction, SVD - Single vessel disease, MVD-Multi vessel disease, STEMI- ST Elevated MI, NS