https://mail.innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijms/issue/feed 2024-09-07T15:31:32+0530 Editor ijms@innovareacademics.in Open Journal Systems <p>Innovare Journal of Medical Sciences had started in April 2013 is a peer-reviewed, bimonthly (Onward April 2016), open access Journal. The Journal publishes original research in Medical Sciences and its scope includes work that relate with <strong>Medicine, dentistry, nursing and allied health sciences, pharmacy, pathology, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, toxicology, surgery and physiology, Orthopedics or Bones Nutrition, Ophthalmology, Wounds &amp; injuries, Infectious diseases, Global health, Anesthesia, Analgesia and pain, Cardiovascular diseases</strong>. The Journal publishes original research work either as an Original article or as a Short Communication. Case studies/reports, Review Articles are also considered for publication in the field of Medical Sciences.</p> <p><strong>Abstracting and Indexing-&nbsp;</strong>OAI, <a href="http://scholar.cnki.net/webpress/brief.aspx?dbcode=SJQA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNKI (China Knowledege Resource Integrated Database)</a>, LOCKKS, Open J-Gate, Google Scholar, OCLC (World Digital Collection Gateway), UIUC</p> https://mail.innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijms/article/view/51713 2024-06-06T19:11:53+0530 YAIMAN SIDDIQUE hemankkc3222@gmail.com SANJEEV GURUNG hemankkc3222@gmail.com HEMANK KC hemankkc3222@gmail.com SUNITA ADHIKARI hemankkc3222@gmail.com ANISHA KHATRI hemankkc3222@gmail.com AKASH RAI hemankkc3222@gmail.com

<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Some of the medications which are used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease sometimes can impair the atrioventricular (AV) conduction, resulting in AV block. We aim to study the use of drug pattern in symptomatic AV block in cardiac patients</p> <p> <strong>Methods: </strong>A quantitative study method and retrospective observational research design were used; the selected study area was Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu. The secondary data were collected, that is, past medical records of 384 patients who were admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of second, third, and high-degree AV block from February 2020 to July 2023. The total duration of the study was 6 months. We analyze the demographic, co-morbidities, and electrocardiography characteristics and also the use of drug pattern in AV block. The descriptive inference was used to analyze the data.</p> <p><strong>Results and Discussion: </strong>Most of the patients with symptomatic AV block were from the age group above 70 years. Of 384 patients, 187 (48.7%) received calcium channel blockers (CCBs), followed by 36 (9.4%), 10 (2.6%), 5 (1.3%), and 377 (98.2%) received beta-blockers, digoxin, amiodarone, and with/without other medications, respectively, where 3.9% had drug-induced AV block which was resolved after a change in medication along with other supportive measures.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CCBs, beta-blockers, digoxin, and amiodarone along with/without other medication are mostly used medications in patients who have AV block and AV block is rarely caused by drugs.</p>

2024-09-01T00:00:00+0530 Copyright (c) 2024 YAIMAN SIDDIQUE, SANJEEV GURUNG, HEMANK KC, SUNITA ADHIKARI, ANISHA KHATRI, AKASH RAI