Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
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Vascular Disease of the Periphery refers to Conditions affecting blood vessels that are not directly related to the heart. Peripheral arterial disease and lower limb venous insufficiency are the most common conditions. In India, The population level, prevalence, and risk factors for these diseases have received little attention. To determine the prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in a rural population, as well as the prevalence of Chronic Venous Disease among persons living in distant areas. The present study was a hospital-based retro-spective comparative study. This study was conducted from June, 2021 to July, 2022 at department of Cardiology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal. Total 575 patients were included in this study. In our study population, 15.3% of participants were using diabetes medications. Another large-scale cross-sectional survey found an estimated frequency of 10.4%, with 15 individuals (1.4%) having pre-existing CAD. According to a study on the prevalence of CHD in a similar cohort, 0.7% of patients had pre-existing CAD. PAD was significantly linked to older age (>60 years) and male gender, whereas Chronic Venous Disorders were linked to increasing parity
How to cite this article:
Subhashis Chakraborty, Biva Bhakat, Soumendu Biswas, Prantik Bhattacharya and Debarshi Jana. Prevalence of Peripheral Vascular Disease and its Risk Factors in Rural Adults in Eastern India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.575.578
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