Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - risk factors and causes: In Libyan patients

Abstract AimsCoronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide in both men and women. Accordingly, we retrospectively reviewed the effects of various risk factors on coronary angiographic outcomes. Methods and ResultsData were collected from the catheter lab through Tripoli university hospital records, whereas the team reviewed clinical data and coronary artery diagrams for one year from 01/04/2019 to 31/03/2020. In our study, the total number of cases was 666; 401 male and 265 female, ranging in age between 27 and 91 years. Considering the data, a significantly increased incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) among the male who smokes, and who were less than 60 years of age. Furthermore, in the present study, the total number of normal patients was predominantly female. The most common risk factors for women were diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN) (12%,13% respectively). While the men share the significant effects of smoking on coronary angiography (C. Angio) findings (40.52%), and most of them underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). ConclusionsIn our study, there was evidence that CAD is a prevalent disease among the middle-aged populations with male gender preference. The risk factors including diabetes, hypertension, and smoking are the most contributing factors for the developing CAD in Libya.