Title: A comparative study of carotid artery intima media thickness in hypertensive smokers and non hypertensive smokers
Authors: Dr Aditya Jain, Dr Ajay Pal Singh
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i3.42
Abstract
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. In 2017-18, Non communicable diseases led to 38 million (68%) deaths out of a total of 56 million deaths worldwide. India is currently in the midst of this global Cardiovascular Disease epidemic.
Method: Case control study
Aim of the Study: To compare carotid artery intima-media thickness(cIMT) in Hypertensive smokers and smokers without Hypertension.
Result: In this study mean value of cIMT was found to be significant (P < 0.05) as mean of Case group (0.970) is significantly higher than that of Control group (0.735). Mean cIMT was highest in the study group i.e 1.114 mm in the population of age above 70 years, similarly Mean cIMT was highest in the control group i.e. 0.821mm in the population of age above 60 years.
Conclusion: The present study and its observations makes it imminent that Hypertension affects every cIMT measurement of the study subjects. cIMT measurement has as positive correlation with the increasing age.
Keywords: Hypertension, cIMT, Cardiovascular disease.
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