Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Mathur Ritu

Publications

• Research Article
  Blood Homocystiene and Lipoprotein (A) Levels, Stress and Faulty Diet as Major Risk Factors for Early Cardiovascular Diseases in Indians
  Author(s): Mathur Ritu and Mathur ManikaMathur Ritu and Mathur Manika
  
  Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are one of the major causes of death all around the world. In India, death rate from heart diseases has increased in parallel with the tremendous increase in population which is a major reason why clinical research in this field is extremely important. The present study was undertaken to assess the nutritional status and the risk factors for prediction of CVD in forty middle aged Indian subjects to enable them to take early preventive measures. The study revealed that genetic factors, high Body Mass Index (BMI), high fat and low fibre diets, serum Lipoprotein (a) and Homocystiene were largely responsible for the subjects to be in high risk category. The serum Lipoprotein (a) levels (47.7 ± 2.5 mg/dl) and Homocystiene levels (19.0 ± 7.8 mg/dl) were significantly high (p ≤ 0.01) as compared to normal. A strong two tailed correlation was see.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9517.1000163

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