ABSTRACT
Objective: To compare the QT dispersion for coronary artery disease in cardiac stress test by transesophageal atrial pacing in patients with coronary heart disease
Study Design: Comparative study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Cardiology Department, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Punjab Institute of Cardiology and Umar Cardiac Center, Lahore from January 2015 to August 2015
Materials and Methods: Fifty consecutive inpatients underwent cardiac stress testing [CST] by TEAP firstly, and then accepted selective coronary arteriography [SCA]. These patients were suspected to have coronary heart disease [CHD], 28 were positive [CAD] and 22 were negative, normal coronary group [NCA], as control group. Measurements of QTd in two groups before and after CST were analyzed in and between groups
Results: QTd was high in CAD than NCA group at baseline or every stages after CST [P
Conclusion: Patients with CAD have greater QTd than normal subjects; and QTd increased further in CAD during CST by TEAP, whereas, NCA group with no significant change
ABSTRACT
Background: Obesity acts as a risk factor for many diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease. Recently, it has been found that obesity is also associated with periodontal disease especially in adults and urban population
Objective: The objective of the present study was to assess association between obesity and alveolar bone loss caused by periodontal diseases in urban Pakistani population in 30-40 years age group
Subjects and Methods: 100 patients of established periodontal disease were selected based on Community Periodontal Index [CPI]. Patients were divided into obese and non-obese groups of 50 each. The criterion for diagnosis obesity was based on body mass index [BMI]. The selection of all 100 subjects was done according to exclusion and inclusion criteria which possibly excluded all other factors which might enhance alveolar bone loss except obesity. Then panoramic radiographs of all subjects were taken and alveolar bone loss was measured. Then to rule out the effect of age on alveolar bone loss an age-related alveolar bone score was calculated for all subjects of both; obese and non-obese group
Results: In this study there were 43 males and 57 females with the mean age of 35.10+2.24 and mean alveolar bone score 64.51+8.21. Obese patients had higher Alveolar Bone loss sore than non-obese individuals with an odds ratio of 4.33 [2.43 - 6.57]
Conclusion: In middle aged patients of periodontal disease belonging to urban Pakistani population obesity as assessed by body mass index [BMI] is associated with increased alveolar bone loss