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Soleymani A, Lotfzadpak S, Behnemoon M, Hajizadeh R. INVESTIGATING THE HOSPITALIZATION RATE DUE TO UNCOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE IN THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AND THE MONTHS BEFORE AND AFTER IT IN AYATOLLAH TALEGHANI AND SEYED AL-SHOHDAI HOSPITALS, URMIA, IRAN. Studies in Medical Sciences 2023; 34 (4) :215-222
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Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran (Corresponding Author) , hajizadh.reza@gmail.com
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Background & Aims: Considering the high rate of fasting in the month of Ramadan among patients with cardiovascular diseases, in this study we decided to compare the rate of hospitalization due to decompensated heart failure and fasting in the month of Ramadan with other months.
Materials & Methods: 1315 patients with heart failure admitted in Ayatollah Taleghani and Seyyed al-Shohada Hospitals in Urmia, Iran in Ramadan, Sha'ban and Shawwal months, with LVEF above 35% and below 50% were examined, and their files were extracted from hospital archive. Demographic and clinical information, the number of hospitalizations with uncompensated heart failure, and the variables related to the patients were compared using statistical tests.
Results: The average age of hospitalized patients in Ramadan, one month before Ramadan and the month after Ramadan was 71.966±13.39, 72.46±13.20 and 72.72±12.84 years, respectively. Out of 1315 patients with uncompensated heart failure, 410 (31.2%) were admitted in the Ramada, 499 (37.9%) were admitted before Ramadan, and 406 (30.9%) patients were admitted after Ramadan, which was not significant statistically.
Conclusion: The results of our study showed that in patients with LVEF above 35%, fasting does not increase hospitalizations due to uncompensated heart failure, and the number of hospitalizations in these patients does not increase significantly during Ramadan.
Materials & Methods: 1315 patients with heart failure admitted in Ayatollah Taleghani and Seyyed al-Shohada Hospitals in Urmia, Iran in Ramadan, Sha'ban and Shawwal months, with LVEF above 35% and below 50% were examined, and their files were extracted from hospital archive. Demographic and clinical information, the number of hospitalizations with uncompensated heart failure, and the variables related to the patients were compared using statistical tests.
Results: The average age of hospitalized patients in Ramadan, one month before Ramadan and the month after Ramadan was 71.966±13.39, 72.46±13.20 and 72.72±12.84 years, respectively. Out of 1315 patients with uncompensated heart failure, 410 (31.2%) were admitted in the Ramada, 499 (37.9%) were admitted before Ramadan, and 406 (30.9%) patients were admitted after Ramadan, which was not significant statistically.
Conclusion: The results of our study showed that in patients with LVEF above 35%, fasting does not increase hospitalizations due to uncompensated heart failure, and the number of hospitalizations in these patients does not increase significantly during Ramadan.
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