title: Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for development of heart failure in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: There is a relationship between metabolic syndrome with heart failure. A case control study was designed to see the association of metabolic syndrome with heart failure. The study was conducted from August 2009 to May 2010. Hundred cases were selected as study population which was taken from Department of Cardiology Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh. Among them 50 were in Group A, 50 were in Group B. Group A was the patient with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with metabolic syndrome. Group B was the patient with AMI without metabolic syndrome. It revealed that 23(46%) in Group A and 10 (20%) in Group B developed heart failure. Which is statistically significant (p<0.05). The study concluded that metabolic syndrome is significantly associated with heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bari
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chanda
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Siddique
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult