Contributing Factors to Abnormal Angiographic Findings in Coronary Vessels

Background: In this study, factors contributing to abnormal angiographic findings in coronary vessels were evaluated in a training heart center in Tehran, Iran. Methods and Materials: In this cross-sectional study, 280 patients under angiography in a training heart center in Tehran, Iran, in 2012 were enrolled and the frequency distributions of demographic characteristics and clinical factors were evaluated and compared between patients with and without abnormal angiographic findings to determine the factors contributing to abnormal angiographic findings. Results: The contributing factors to abnormal angiographic findings in coronary arteries were older age, higher Body Mass Index, higher systolic blood pressure and pulse rate, lower ejection fraction, history of hypertension and dyslipidemia, typical chest pain, and ST elevation in the EKG (p value < 0.05). Conclusions: It may be concluded that coronary artery disease is a multi-factorial disease and demographic, clinical, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic characteristics as well as previous history of some diseases are effective in its development.