Open AccessRisk factors in Angiographically Proven Coronary Patients
Author(s) -
B Rawat,
Mohit Pandey,
Ramana Acharya,
Archana Satual,
HS Sodhi,
Sunil Kumar Jha,
D B Karki,
Ravi R Kasliwal,
Rajib Pandey
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nepalese heart journal/nepalese heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2382-5464
pISSN - 2091-2978
DOI - 10.3126/njh.v3i3.26058
Subject(s) - coronary angiography , medicine , psychological intervention , cardiology , coronary disease , coronary heart disease , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , psychiatry
CAD is coming as an epidemic in south east Asian countries. Yet recently coronary interventions have been almost non-existent in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.To assess the local profile of the coronary disease, identify and establish the locally prevalent risk factors, coronary angiographic evaluation is mandatory. We recently completed 700 coronary angiograms in our institute.