ABSTRACT

Background: Heart diseases are major cause of mortality around the globe. In these diseases, metabolic equivalent and functional capacity reduce.

Objective: To examinethefunctionalcapacityandmetabolicequivalentinpatientwithcoronaryarterydiseases.

Methods: A cross-sectional research was undertaken between June 2021 and January 2022. Non probability convenient sampling was used to select a sample of 385 patients of coronary artery disease based on the selection criteria. Data were collected from Wazirabad Institute of Cardiology, Aziz Bhatti Shaheed and Teaching Hospital Gujrat, Pakistan. The Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) standard questionnaire was utilized for obtaining data from patients. Data were entered and analyzed through SPSS.

Results: Out of 385 coronary artery patients, 212(55.1%) were males. Average age and BMI of patients was 48.50±06.28 years and 22.74±3.21 kg/m2 respectively. Functional Capacity and Metabolic Equilents was found 11.28±0.89 vo2 max and 3.31±1.34 METS respectively. Conclusion: Patients of coronary artery disease had compromised functional capacity and metabolic equilents.

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Cross sectional study, Functional Capacity, Metabolic Equilents.