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ABSTRACT:
A study to assess the level of knowledge regarding risk factors and its prevention of coronary artery disease among patients attending medicine outpatient department in Dasmesh Hospital, Faridkot and to find out the association between the knowledge scores of prevention and risk factor of coronary artery disease among patients. A descriptive research design selected for the research study using non purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted in medicine outpatient department in Dasmesh Hospital Faridkot. Data was collected through the structured interview schedule by using structured knowledge questionnaire. Discussion was based on statistical analysis. Majority of the patients have average level of knowledge. The result reveals that there is no significant association between the knowledge and selected Socio-demographic variables.
KEYWORDS: Coronary artery disease, Outpatient department, Risk factors, Prevention.
INTRODUCTION:
Health is an ideal state of well-being resulting from harmonious interaction of body, mind, spirit and environment.1
Coronary artery disease is also called Coronary arteriosclerosis. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the India both men and women. CAD occurs when the arteries that supply blood to heart muscles become hardened and narrowed. This is due to the buildup of cholesterol and other material, called plaque, on their inner walls. This build up is called atherosclerosis.
As it grows, blood can flow through the arteries. As a result, the heart muscles unable get the blood or oxygen it needs. This can lead to chest pain (angina) or a heart attack. Mainly heart attacks happen when blood clots suddenly stop the heart's blood supply, causing permanent heart damage. Over time, CAD can also weaken the heart muscle and contributes to heart failure and arrhythmias.2
The heart is the engine of human life. Beating almost 100,000 times a day, more than 36 million times each year, endless beating examines the heart is a muscle pushing approximately five quarts of blood in an endless course to deliver oxygen to every cell of the human body.5 The incidence of cardiovascular disease is on the rise in the modern world. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of cardio vascular mortality worldwide with >4.5 million death occurring in developing world.3
Cardiovascular deaths in India are...