FLOW MEDIATED DILATATION, CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS, ANKLE BRACHIAL PRESSURE INDEX AND PULSE PRESSURE IN YOUNG MALE POST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS

Introduction:Due to increase in Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) at a younger age, we should try to diagnose atherosclerotic process and population at risk, at the earliest. Flow Mediated Dilatation (FMD), Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) and Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index (ABI) are probable markers for early atherosclerosis and may be useful in coronary risk stratification Objectives: To compare and correlate the FMD, CIMT, ABI and Pulse Pressure (PP) in young male patients of Myocardial Infarction (MI) with age and sex matched healthy controls Method50 patients of MI aged ≤45 years, who presented to iccu of Department of Medicine Indira Gandhi medical college Nagpur India, were recruited consecutively for this case control study and same number of age and sex matched healthy controls were also analyzed. 3 days after Myocardial infarction FMD of the brachial artery, intima media thickness of carotid artery, ABPI and PP were measured in the cases and compared with healthy control Results: The FMD was lower among young patients of MI than controls . CIMT was higher among cases than controls . ABI was lower among cases than controls . Compared to controls, PP was higher among cases . In all subjects, a negative correlation between FMD and CIMT and a positive correlation between FMD and ABPI was found. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between endothelial dependent FMD and PP among cases and control groups Conclusion: Biophysical parameters were deranged in young post MI patients. Majority of our young male patients fell in low risk Framingham risk score but still they manifested with CAD. Despite 3 days of treatment among young male patients of MI, various biophysical parameters were stillderanged.