Khurshid Ali, Imran Waheed, Sajjad Ahmad, Zohaib Sadiq, Gulshan Ahmad, Muhammad Aqeel.
Frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome.
J Cardiovascular Dis Jan ;17(2):61-4.

BACKGROUND: Hypertriglyceridemia is a manifestation of several common metabolic disorders in the world. The association of hypertriglyceridemia and clinically important complications such as cardiovascular events is suggested by several studies. But previous studies are showing a significant variation in frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), however, we planned the present study to record the frequency of this morbidity. AIMS & OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted to estimate the frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in acute coronary syndrome patients. MATERIAL & METHODS: This cross-sectional, observational study was performed in Cardiology department of Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore over a period of six months from 1st February 2016 to 31st July 2016. Two hundred cases of ACS were enrolled. An informed consent of the patients was obtained. In early morning, an overnight fasting blood sample was drawn from a vein of every patient and was sent to the Pathology Laboratory of Punjab Institute Cardiology for the lipid profile (serum triglyceride level). Hypertriglyceridemia was labelled as per defined criteria. RESULTS: There were 200 patients. Around, 11.5% (n=23) were between the ages of 30- 50 years and 88.5% (n=177) were between the ages 51-70 years. The mean of age was 56.95+5.97 years. Males were 55.5% (n=111) and females were 44.5% (n=89). The mean triglyceride levels were calculated as 198.45+23.11mg/dl. The estimated frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in ACS patients was 58% (n=116). CONCLUSION: We can inference that the frequency of hypertriglyceridemia is quite high in ACS patients. KEY WORDS: Acute coronary syndrome, hypertriglyceridemia, frequency

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