Assessment of the Common Risk Factors for re-Stenosis of Coronary Arteries inWomen

Abstract

The study aims to identify the common risk factors for arterial re-stenosis in women, and to find out the correlation between restenosis and some risk factors. Descriptive analytical design of the study was conducting on 35 women, starting from January 4th 2010 to the March 4th 2010. The questionnaire was composed of two parts and introductory page that invite the women who participate in the study, part one is demographic- characteristics sheet which consist of 7 items which included: age, social status, level of education, income levels, family members, and employments, Part two included risk factors which consist of 9 Items. The researchers used the appropriate statistical methods in the data analysis which included descriptive data analysis and inferential data analysis. Results of the present study revealed that 28.6% of restenosis women at 52-57 and 58-63 years old, majority of them were married, 28.6% of the study sample were illiterate, 97.1% of women were high cholesterol level, 51.4% of them were obese, and the results presented that there were correlation between coronary arterial restenosis and overweight and types of live event of the women.

Keywords

• Stenosis, coronary artery disease, risk factors.