C–REACTIVE PROTEIN AS A SERUM MARKER OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND ITS CORRELATION WITH CONVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS

Abstract

Coronary artery disease (Ischemic heart disease) has been defined as impairment of heart
function due to inadequate blood flow to the heart compared to its needs, caused by obstructive
changes in the coronary circulation to the heart.
Coronary artery disease is a serious and fatal illness with very high morbidity and mortality. It
remains the commonest cause of mortality in developed countries and is rapidly assuming a
similar role in developing ones.
Coronary artery diseases (CAD) has become a major public health problem in India and is
emerging as a major killer disease in India. It is the cause of 25-30% of deaths in most
industrialized countries. The WHO now drawn attention to the fact that CAD is our modern
epidemic. The aetiology of CAD is multi factorial. Various studies now identified several
important risk factors.
Atherosclerosis as the principal cause of death in Western civilization, is a progressive disease
process that generally begins in childhood and has clinical manifestations in middle to late adult
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C–REACTIVE PROTEIN AS A SERUM MARKER OF CORONARY
ARTERY DISEASE AND ITS CORRELATION WITH CONVENTIONAL
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
Dr.Rohitash Kularia1
, Dr. Sharanbasu Diggi2
, Dr. Anita Sharma3
, Dr. Liyakat Ali Gauri4
1ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT. OF MEDICINE, SPMC BIKANER (RAJ)
2 POST GRADUATE STUDENT, DEPT. OF MEDICINE, SPMC BIKANER (RAJ)
3ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPT. OF OBST & GYNECOLOGY, SPMC BIKANER (RAJ)
4SENIOR PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, IN CHARGE: RHEUMATOLOGY DIVISION, SPMC,
BIKANER, RAJASTHAN. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
INTRODUCTION
Coronary artery disease (Ischemic heart disease) has been defined as impairment of heart
function due to inadequate blood flow to the heart compared to its needs, caused by obstructive
changes in the coronary circulation to the heart.
Coronary artery disease is a serious and fatal illness with very high morbidity and mortality. It
remains the commonest cause of mortality in developed countries and is rapidly assuming a
similar role in developing ones.
Coronary artery diseases (CAD) has become a major public health problem in India and is
emerging as a major killer disease in India. It is the cause of 25-30% of deaths in most
industrialized countries. The WHO now drawn attention to the fact that CAD is our modern
epidemic. The aetiology of CAD is multi factorial. Various studies now identified several