Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences

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Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most common health problems that threaten life. coronary artery disease (CAD) is major cause of morbidity and mortality in human communities.CAD have many mental، physical and social consequences for sufferer and its risk factors divided to two major groups: modifiable and no modifiable that modifiable risk factors will control with change in life style
The main purpose of this study was to determine the coronary risk factors status among patient with 3VD after angiography that candidate for CABG.
The study investigated 1000 coronary patients with 3VD (660 males and 340 females) aged 54.8±9.1 years. Outcome variable included demographic and coronary risk factors parameters were collected. We used of a questionnaire for collecting data from patient. Using descriptive statistics performed data analysis
38% of patient had history of diabetes mellitus، 32% had hypertension and 40% had history of cigarette smoking.11% had BMI≥30، % 45.6 of patient had O+ (blood group).87% of patient had total cholestrol≥200، 81% had TG≥200 and about 70% had LDL>100.there were statistically significant differences between sex with cigarette smoking، HTN، DM (P < 0.05) and age with TG (P < 0.05).
Coronary risk factors such as inappropriate clinical status and undesirable lipid profile status threaten population health and CAD patient with 3VD، therefore more control and preventive strategies should be considered.

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