A STUDY ON RISK FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AGED 18 TO 40 YEARS OF AGE IN BASRA CITY

This study is a case control study for a patient with ischemic heart disease with age less than 40 years who are admitted to the coronary care units in three major hospitals in Basra city: ? Al-Basra General Hospital. ? Al-Sadder Teaching Hospital. ? Al-Fayhaa General Hospital. The comparison was made with people from the same age group, but counsel the outpatient units for a condition other than ischemic heart disease. The number of cases is 60, and the number of control is 60 too. The proportion of cases with coronary artery disease who were under 40 years was 5.681 from the total admission during the period of study. During studying the age groups, it was recognized that the number of people who have had coronary heart disease, increases with increasing age (33 patient from 60 patient with coronary heart disease was from the age group 36-40) (55%).Regarding gender difference, males were more than females (45 male, 25 female) (75% male, 25% female).Occupational hazard, the unemployed people were more liable to develop C.H.D from the employers. Sixty three (63.3%) from the cases with C.H.D were living in an urban areas. Smoking was a significant risk factor in C.H.D in young people, the study shows (66.7%) patient are smokers while from the control group (40%) were smoker. From cases with C.H.D (58.3%) patients were with a positive family history of ischemic heart disease,(30%)only from the control has positive family history of CHD. By study the history of hypertension (53%) of cases had hypertension, from the control group (26.7%) were suffering from H.T. Among diabetics only (30%) from the cases were having diabetes mellitus. Only 10 cases (16.7%) with C.H.D were alcohol drinker. Among drug addict only (5%) of the cases were drug addict.