A Study to Observe Conventional Risk Factors Associated with Acute Coronary Syndrome

There is an increase mortality and morbidity caused by Acute coronary syndrome in India. Identifying conventional risk factors of ACS will help to curb the number of deaths and disability. To identify modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors of Acute coronary syndrome. A total of one hundred patients with acute coronary syndrome who got admitted in the Cardiology Department, Little Flower Hospital Angamaly were interviewed between January 2014 and January 2015. Patients were enquired about the presence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Information was also obtained regarding smoking and history of ischemic heart disease in their first degree relatives. Lipid profile was recorded from the investigation chart of every patient. In the 100 subjects 75 were male and 25 female showing prevalence of this disease is more in males. 88% of patients had two or more than two risk factors and 25% had four or more risk factors. Acute coronary syndrome is common in males between 51 to 60. Alcoholism and smoking have come up as the major risk factor.