Investigation of hematological indices in Cardiac Patients.

Author(s) : Khadija-Tul-Kubbra, Zahed Mahmood, Naveed Munir, Muhammad Qamar Bilal, Iqra Khalid, Tahira Batool & Muhammad Jahangeer

Abstract:

Abstract
Objective:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major and growing contributor to morbidity and mortality in Asian countries including Pakistan. This study is planned to examine the variations in various hematological indicators in cardiac patients from Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Material and Methods:
The study population consists of fifty subjects including healthy individuals as control group (n=20) and cardiac patients as test group (n=30). The blood samples taken from subjects were investigated for hematological indices using an Automated Hematology Analyzer Sysmex KX-21.
Results:
Significant variations in hematological indices were observed between the control group and test group individuals. Results showed that mean corpuscular volume, total white blood cells, packed cell volume and platelets count were increased significantly (p<0.05) in test-group individuals than in control-group. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was also increased in test group individuals. It was also found that hemoglobin concentration and percent neutrophil count were decreased significantly (p<0.05) in test-group as compared to control-group.
Conclusion:
This study concluded that investigating hematological indices is a useful indicator for evaluating the health status of cardiac patients along with other specific markers for cardiovascular diseases.

Key Words: Cardiovascular disease, Hemoglobin, White Blood Cells Count, ESR