Affiliation:
1. Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Abstract
Abstract
Aims:
Ramadan fasting (RF) can affect the health status of patients with cardiovascular disease or risk factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate echocardiographic functions according to RF status in patients being followed up for clinically present coronary artery disease.
Methods
This single-centre, cross-sectional study included 49 patients who were being followed up with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease and had undergone stent placement at least 1 year previously. The patients were separated into 2 groups as those who were fasting during the month of Ramadan (RF (+), n = 24) and those who were not (RF (-), n = 25). Detailed echocardiographic evaluations were made. Analyses of the study data were performed using MedCalc software.
Results
The demographic and echocardiographic characteristics of the patients in both groups were similar at the start of the study. When all the patients were evaluated together, there were seen to be no significant changes in the echocardiographic diameter measurements, tissue doppler evaluations, tei index values, and global longitudinal strain values throughout the fasting month. When the fasting and non-fasting groups were compared separately, a statistically significant decrease was determined in the tei index value in the RF (+) group after 1 month of fasting (0.44 ± 0.14 vs. 0.40 ± 0.12) (p:0.025).
Conclusions
In this study, the effects of RF on cardiac functions were investigated in patients with coronary artery disease and a previous stent procedure. The results of the echocardiograph evaluation after one month of fasting showed a statistically significant decrease in the Tei index in the patient group fasting for Ramadan. This finding demonstrated positive effects of RF on cardiac functions.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC