“ A Study To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Programme (Stp) On Knowledge Regarding Prevention Of Cornonary Artery Disease Among Hypertensive Patients Admitted In Kle Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital, Belagavi”

Abstract

The heart is the engine of human life. Beating almost 100,000 times a day, more than 36 million times each year, Endlessly Beating examines the heart as a muscle, pushing approximately five quarts of blood in an endless course to deliver oxygen to every cell of the human body.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western societies. Approximately two out of every three incidents of myocardial infarction (MI) occur without warning and of note, one third of first MIs are fatal; 20% of patients die out of hospital and 13% die within the first 24 to 48 hours of hospitalization.