Key result
Among 202 patients undergoing coronary angiography, the most common indication was chronic stable angina (34.1%), and 61.9% had abnormal findings, most frequently single vessel disease (25.2%).
Why the study?
Coronary artery disease requires timely, accurate, and cost-effective diagnosis, with coronary angiography serving as the gold standard to evaluate the disease.
Cross-Sectional (n=202)
No
In a Nepalese teaching hospital, chronic stable angina was the most common indication for coronary angiography, with the majority of patients showing abnormal angiographic findings, predominantly single vessel disease.
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Single-center patterns of angiography indications; leaves open generalizability and outcome associations in broader cohorts.
Introduction: Coronary artery disease is an important subset of cardiovascular disease that requires timely, accurate, and cost-effective diagnosis. Among several modalities practiced to evaluate this disease; coronary angiography is the gold standard. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify indications and findings of coronary angiography among patients admitted at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Department of Cardiology, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital from 1 September 2021 to 30 June 2022 after taking ethical approval from Institutional Review Committee (Ref No: IRC-PA-167/2078-79). A total of 202 patients were included through consecutive sampling. Data was collected on baseline characteristics, indications and findings of coronary angiography. Frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation was calculated. Result: Maximum percentage of patients were in the age group 60-69 years (20.8% males and 16.3% females) with mean± S.D(60.1± 11.1). The most common indication for coronary angiography was angina (34.1%) and treadmill test positive (24.3%). Nearly 62% had abnormal findings. Single vessel disease was present in 25.2%, double vessel disease in 5.9% and triple vessel disease in 20.6%. Other findings were cardiac bridging (2.9%), non-critical coronary artery disease (1.9%) and in-stent restenosis (0.5%). Conclusion: The most common indication of coronary angiography was chronic stable angina and the majority had vessel diseases.
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Bista et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Suspected coronary artery disease (n=202). Coronary angiography was evaluated on Abnormal findings on coronary angiography. Among 202 patients undergoing coronary angiography, the most common indication was chronic stable angina (34.1%), and 61.9% had abnormal findings, most frequently single vessel disease (25.2%).
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