Study of lipoproteins in patients of myocardial infarction at BV hospital, Bahawalpur

ABSTRACT

Serum lipids, lipoproteins, relative body weights and blood pressures were assessed in 108 male and 20 female survivors of the first attack of myocardial infarction of various age groups. The majority of patients fell in the middle aged category. The mean age and weights of patients and controls were fairly similar. Generally, there was a significant rise in the mean values of blood pressure, serum cholesterol, triglycerides, VLDL and LDL in cases of myocardial infarction. Patients of various age groups studied were also found to have significantly higher levels of VLDL- cholesterol and significantly lower levels of HDL-cholesterol than those of control groups