COMPARITIVE STUDY OF EJECTION FRACTION BETWEEN MIDDLE AGED AND ELDERLY MALES AND FEMALES (AGE GROUP 40-70 YEARS)
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 47
Abstract
[b] BACKGROUND[/b]: Although gender-specific criteria are common for defining cardiac traits such as left ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) thresholds widely used in clinical practice have traditionally been the same for women and men, perhaps because it remains uncertain whether there is a systematic difference in LVEF between genders. Ejection fraction (EF) is the fraction of outbound blood pumped from the heart with each heartbeat. It is commonly measured by echocardiogram and serves as a general measure of a person's cardiac function. The aim of this study is to compare the ejection fraction (EF) of the heart between middle aged and elderly males and females. [b]METHODS AND MATERIALS[/b]: This study includes 100 subjects of which 50 are males and 50 females (of age group between 40 yrs-70 yrs) attending the Cardiology OP, King George Hospital affiliated to Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. Ejection Fraction was measured by 2D Echo. Results are analysed and compared. [b]RESULTS AND DISCUSSION[/b]: In the present study of male and female study population, 38%(19) belong to age group 40-49yrs, 58% (29) belong to 50-59yrs, and 4% (2) belong to 60-69 yrs. 4 females and 9 males are having EF <50% and 46 females and 41 males are having EF>50%. [b]CONCLUSION:[/b] There is no significant difference between males and females with EF<50% and >50%.
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Sreedevi B. R. , Usharani M.
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- DOI 10.14260/jemds/2015/1183
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