According to world health organization report 2011, coronary artery diseases are the number one cause of death globally: more people die annually from coronary artery diseases than from any other cause. An estimated 17.3 million people died from coronary artery diseases in 2008, representing 30% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, an estimated 7.3 million were due to coronary heart disease and 6.2 million were due to stroke. Low- and middle-income countries are disproportionally affected: over 80% of coronary artery diseases deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries and occur almost equally in men and women. Populations living in low and middle income countries are exposed to more risk factors associated with coronary artery disease as well as other non-communicable diseases and are less exposed to prevention efforts than people in high income countries.
Objective
To investigate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among patients undergoing elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery (CABG) in Karachi, Pakistan.