Open AccessCORONARY ARTERY DISEASES;
Author(s) -
Qari Hafiz Muhammad Habib Afzal,
Kamran Ruaf,
Abdullah Khan,
Asma Ashfaq,
Muhammad Bilal Basit,
Khalid Mahmood Anjum
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2017.24.10.714
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , sleep (system call) , cardiology , artery , computer science , operating system
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is one of the leading causes ofdeath. Short sleep duration may increase the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). The studywas designed to evaluate the association between CAD and sleep duration. Objectives: Todetermine the frequency of patients who have short sleep duration may suffer from CAD. Studydesign: Case series. Setting: Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), Lahore. Period: It was carriedout in six months. Methods: 400 patients admitted who presented with IHD. Sleep durationwas categorized into three categories like 8 hours. Angiographywas performed for patients who have CAD. Results: Sleep duration was 8 hours in 172 (43%), 124 (31%) and 104 (26%) patients respectively. Significant CADwas presented among 84 (21%) patients of sleep duration 8 hours sleep duration. Conclusions: Significantnumber of patients has short sleep time and suffering from CAD.