Abstract
The major aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of numerous risk factors of cardio vascular disease among the local population of Sukkur district. Embracing of western culture and quick conversion of rural areas into urbanization leads to enhance the cardio vascular burden on the population of modern world. Developing countries has not enough medical facilities to overcome the burden of Cardio vascular Disease (CVD) and it is co-related with education and awareness about the cardiac disease.
 Descriptive Crossectional study was carried out at National Institute of Cardio Vascular Disease (NICVD) Sukkur for the period of 06 months from July 2020 to December 2020. Total 186 patients were included in the study and the selection criteria for study subjects was depends on the different factors such as patients, who had admitted in the hospital for more than 03 days with positive Troponin T and disturbed ECG reports. A well designed questionnaire was used for the collection of demographic and clinical data from the patients regarding research.
 From the obtained data 123 were male patients and area of residency of mostly patients was rural areas. 39 patients complain about chest pain, 74 about shoulder pain, 44 had severe headache and 29 were presented with cardiac arrest. 109 patients were diagnosed with hypertension, 34 had Diabetes Mellitus, 26 had gastric issues. Trop T test was positive among 91 patients, 109 had disturbed ECG. 64 patients were aware about various risk factors of CVD.
 In our research it was concluded that people of interior Sindh were unaware of modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease when presented with heart problem, most of the population even couldn’t identify the obesity, physical exercise, heavy diets and smoking as major reversible risk factors for CVD. Mass counseling and seminar should be conducted from time to time in order to overcome the raising issues of cardio vascular disease and its risk factors.
Highlights
Embracing of western culture and quick conversion of rural areas into urbanization leads to enhance the cardio vascular burden on the population of modern world. [1,2] Developing countries has not enough medical facilities to overcome the burden of Cardio vascular Disease (CVD) and it is co-related with education and awareness about the cardiac disease
Awareness is more important as patients should know that how to deal in the worsening condition of disease. [3,4] Literacy and awareness of the disease can be replicated with enhance mortality and rise in the admission of patients of cardio vascular disease in young age that enhance the hindrances to live the normal and healthy life. [5,6] Cardio vascular disease is considered as major risk factor for the people of south Asian countries and internationally, it accelerate the cardio vascular disease epidemic especially in Pakistan and India. [7,8,9] Among the developing countries, the best way to fight against the cardio vascular disease is prevention, as there is totally shortage of medical resources
Information regarding numerous risk factors such as smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption, less of exercise and highly lipid diets was evaluated among the patients who were admitted into the National Institute of Cardio Vascular Disease with the complain of chest pain or any heart problem [29,30]
Summary
Embracing of western culture and quick conversion of rural areas into urbanization leads to enhance the cardio vascular burden on the population of modern world. [1,2] Developing countries has not enough medical facilities to overcome the burden of Cardio vascular Disease (CVD) and it is co-related with education and awareness about the cardiac disease. [1,2] Developing countries has not enough medical facilities to overcome the burden of Cardio vascular Disease (CVD) and it is co-related with education and awareness about the cardiac disease. Level of knowledge regarding modifiable risk factors of Cardio Vascular Diseases among the local population can help to detect out the public health programs [16,17]. A research conducted on the risk factors for CVD has revealed that smoking cigarette, fats and fatty acids intake, enhances fasting glycemic level, high level of cholesterol, family history of cardio vascular disease, low family income and less qualification were major factors for inducing cardiac diseases in Pakistan [26,27,28]. The main objective of the current research was to examine the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding variable risk factors of cardio vascular disorders among the local population of Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan
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