Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, J N Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Research
A Study of Measurement of ASCVD Risk Parameters in Patients with
Clinical Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s): Suresh V Patted*, Sanjay C Porwal, Sameer Ambar, Prasad MR, Shekhar Bhise, Vishwanath Hesarur, Vaibhav Patil and Suhasini Atharga
Objectives: To measure Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risks and parameters in patients with
clinical ASCVD.
Materials and methods: This retrospective study was conducted in Cardiology Department of KLES Dr.
Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, a tertiary care center situated in North Karnataka, Belagavi,
India. Data was collected from January 2018 to December 2018. A total 952 patients with clinical ASCVD aged >40
years who were on statin therapy were included in the study. The records of patients with ASCVD were evaluated for
risk parameters based on ACC AHA cholesterol guidelines 2018.
Results: Out of 952 patients, consisting of 77% of the patients were males and 23% were females. The mean
age was 62.45 ± 8.18 years. Most of the patients (43.7%) were a.. Read More»
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