Myocardial infarction is the irreversible death of heart muscle secondary to prolonged lack of oxygen supply. Methods: The Pre experimental study was undertaken Knowledge regarding myocardial infarction was assessed among hypertensive patients. Purposive sampling technique was used and data was collected using demographic variables Performa & knowledge Questionnaire. The collected data was entered into Excel sheet and analysed. Results: The result of the study reveals that pre – test mean score of patients knowledge on immediate management of myocardial infarction was 4.8±2 and post – test mean score was 12.9±3.The mean difference score was 8.1. The calculated paired t-test value was t=18.23, was found to be statistically significant at P <0.05 level. Conclusion: The study concluded that there was significant improvement in the level of knowledge regarding myocardial infarction among hypertensive patients after intervention of structured teaching programme.
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