Frequency of Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypasses Grafting Surgery

Abstract

Coronary artery diseases (CAD) are the number one cause of death globally, however the complications occur after CABG surgery due to hypertension & diabetes mellitus remains unclear by means of documentation. This descriptive cross sectional study aimed to determine the frequency of HTN & DM among the patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery at tertiary care hospital Karachi Pakistan. This study includes 196 patients selected by non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Gender, Age, weight, height, history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking and detailed medical history of the patients are the inclusion criteria of the study. 59.7% males and 40.3 % females with mean age of 54.92 ± 10.24 years of 196 patients were selected for evaluation of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. In current study hypertension was present in 54.6% patients, diabetes mellitus in 41.8% patients, age > 50 years in 60.0%, BMI > 25 in 50.0%, and smoking in 36.2% patients. It is concluded from the study that patients underwent for CABG due to several CVD are suffering from hypertension and diabetes mellitus along with male gender, increasing age and smoking. As a result, these patients are at a higher risk of short-term and long-term complications.