Key result
Echocardiographic screening of 50 traffic police personnel in Nepal detected no major structural cardiac abnormalities, though 28% had systemic hypertension and 22% had mild mitral regurgitation.
Why the study?
Echocardiographic studies among traffic police personnel are lacking globally and in Nepal, prompting this study to detect structural cardiac abnormalities in this population.
Cross-Sectional (n=50)
No
Traffic police personnel in Nepal have a high incidence of systemic hypertension but no major structural cardiac abnormalities on echocardiography.
Echocardiographic findings in this small cross-sectional cohort are hypothesis-generating; leaves open occupational cardiac risks and need for prospective studies.
Background: Echocardiographic studies among traffic police personnel are lacking in the world including in Nepal. So, this study is planned to detect any structural cardiac abnormalities in this specific group population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among fifty traffic police personnel working in the Chitwan district of Nepal. All underwent two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in Chitwan Mutu Aspatal. Results: The age ranged from 21 to 55 years, with a mean age of 35 years. Males were predominant (46/50) and 14(28%) were diagnosed as hypertensives. Mild MR was detected on 11(22%) participants. Conclusion: This is the first reported observational study so far among the traffic police personnel in Nepal. There is a high incidence of systemic hypertension among these populations though no major cardiac structural abnormalities were detected.
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Laudari et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Structural cardiac abnormalities (n=50). Occupational exposure as traffic police was evaluated on Structural cardiac abnormalities. Echocardiographic screening of 50 traffic police personnel in Nepal detected no major structural cardiac abnormalities, though 28% had systemic hypertension and 22% had mild mitral regurgitation.
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