CLINICAL AND ANGIOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN YOUNG WOMEN - A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE STUDY FROM NORTH EASTERN INDIA

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the biggest killerof women globally.CAD among young women as a group is less easily recognized worldwide. Young women are underrepresented in most of theCAD studies. This study assessed Clinical and angiographic profile of CAD in young women of North-East India to have a better understanding of the nature and courseof the disease. Material and Methods:This was a prospective, observational, single centre analytical study. Totalparticipants were divided into 2 groups – young women less than 55 years and old women more than or equal to 55 years.Modes ofpresentation,riskfactors,clinicalandangiographicprofileofCADwere compared. Risk factors studied were smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus,dyslipidaemia, obesity and family history of prematureCAD.CADseveritywas assessedby SyntaxscoreandGensiniscore. Results: A total of 143women were studied. Out of these 57 women were