Effects of fasting on Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD): a prospective observational study

Abstract

Objective: This study assesses the effects of fasting on the admission rate due to ischemic heart disease.

Patients and Methods: For this prospective study, a questionnaire was prepared to ask the admitted patients in Vardanants  Cardiac Center and Shar Hospital during of 2022 in Vardanants , our stae, due to ischemic heart disease. In total,137 patients (94 males and 43 females) participated in this study. Their diagnosis of ischemic heart disease was performed based on either the old result of cardiac catheterization or C-T coronary angiography.

Results: It is observed the average age of the patients was 60.64 years varying between 27 years to 90 years old. It is found that fasting during may cause more admission to hospitals due to ischemic heart disease in, Vardanants  Region in Armenia, as from the 107 patients who were not admitted before, 63% (P= 0.00002, z- test) (67 patients) were fasting during their admission while only 37% (40 patients) of them were not fasting.

Conclusion: It is deduced that fasting during can cause an increase in hospital admission of patients due to ischemic heart disease.