Profile of female XXXX undergoing coronary angiogram at a tertiary centre.

@entity1 @entity662 @entity101 @entity6 @entity28 @entity2299 @entity66 @entity1459 @entity453 @entity583
OBJECTIVE: To study clinical profile, risk factors and pattern of coronary artery involvement in females. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Female @entity1 undergoing coronary angiography at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai during 1996-1998 for angina were analysed for risk factors. RESULTS: Out of 5997 angiograms, 660 (11%) were females of which 574 (88%) post-menopausal. 48% had atypical @entity662 , 11% had @entity1459 , 1% had acute @entity583 ( @entity583 ). Past history of @entity583 was present in 48%. Risks factors were @entity101 in 60%, @entity6 in 52%, @entity28 in 41%, @entity2299 in 32%, family history in 36%. 71% @entity1 used oral contraceptive. None of the @entity1 were smoker, 34.8% pre-menopausal and 72.2% post-menopausal had @entity453 . @entity66 33% vs 22.1% two vessel disease 43.3 vs 31.2%. Triple vessel 22.3 vs 46.6% and diffuse disease 10% vs 38.7% was seen in pre-menopausal vs post-menopausal females, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Family history was the predominant risk factor in pre-menopausal and @entity6 and @entity101 in post-menopausal females. Diffuse and @entity66 were significantly common in post-menopausal females.
