A STUDY OF FRONTAL QRST ANGLE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

THIS STUDY IS A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY, FRONTAL QRST ANGLE AS A PREDICTOR OF IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOME OF ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. IT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN B.L.D.E. (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) SHRI B.M.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE  HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE, VIJAYAPURA. A TOTAL OF 71 PATIENTS AFTER APPLYING THE INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA WILL BE STUDIED. A 12 LEAD SURFACE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ON ADMISSION WILL BE TAKEN WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND THE ASSESSMENT OF FRONTAL QRST ANGLE. IF PATIENT HAS THE FRONTAL QRST ANGLE OF MORE THAN 100 DEGREES IS AT RISK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF IN HOSPITAL ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS.THE PRIMARY OUTCOME OF THE STUDY IS TO PROVE THAT AN ABNORMAL FRONTAL QRST ANGLE CAN BE USED TO PREDICT ADVERSE CARDIAC EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. THE SECONDARY OUTCOME OF THE  STUDY IS TO HELP PATIENTS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINS AND GIVE US AN IDEA ABOUT THE LIKELY COMPLICATIONS AND HELP US IN TREATING THE PATIENTS BETTER, INTERVENE EARLIER AND REDUCE THE HOSPITAL STAY OF THE PATIENT, IN TURN, REDUCING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE PATIENT.THE STUDY WILL HELP OTHERS FOR FURTHER STUDIES ON THE TOPIC.