A Cross-Sectional Study to Detect the Prevalence of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Cases of Deep Vein Thrombosis |
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Authors: | Gautam V Kamat S C Metgud Vishwanath M Pattanshetti A S Godhi |
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Institution: | (1) J N Medical College, Belgaum, India; |
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Abstract: | Hyperhomocysteinemia is a known risk factor for the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Various studies have been conducted
in the western countries to know the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with DVT and in general population. There
is no documented literature of the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in Indian population. Thus the aim of this study was
to determine the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in cases of DVT in our population. To evaluate the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia,
a prospective cross sectional study done on a total of 70 patients admitted in KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore hospital, Belgaum, India.
DVT was confirmed by Doppler examination. Serum homocysteine was measured and the data analysed. Statistical significance
was calculated using chi square test. A total of 70 patients were studied of which 53 were males and 17 were females. The
prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia among the cases of DVT was 31.428%.The prevalence among males was 35.85% and among females
was 17.64%.There was statistically significant association between hyperhomocysteinemia and presence of ischaemic heart disease
with a p value of 0.005 on chi square analysis. The prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in cases of deep vein thrombosis in our population
was 31.428%. There was a statistically significant association between hyperhomocysteinemia and ischaemic heart disease. |
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Keywords: | Hyperhomocyteinemia Deep vein thrombosis |
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