ABSTRACT
Objective: Comparison between involvement of different coronary arteries in acute myocardial infarction among military and civilian population
Place: Combined military hospital Lahore and Punjab institute of cardiology Lahore
Time Duration: From 15th March to 15th April 2010
Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study
Patients And Methods: 50 civilians patients admitted in PIC Lahore and 50 patients admitted in CMH Lahore with confirmed acute myocardial infarction on angiography were selected in the study by consecutive sampling
Results: Involvement of left circumflex coronary artery was documented only in military personnel [p=.003], whereas left anterior descending artery was predominantly [64%] involved in civilian population [p=.091]. Military personnel had more [42%] triple vessel coronary artery disease [p=.003] and double vessel coronary artery disease [p= 0.001] in contrast to civilian population
Conclusion: Involvement of coronary arteries varies significantly [p=.000] among the different sectors of the same society