Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is as a leading cause of
death and disability all around the world. Multiple risk factors have a role in the
development and progression of coronary heart disease (CHD). It is necessary to control risk
factors, to achieve optimal results of treatment. The aim of present study was to evaluate the
persistence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with CADs after percutaneous cardiac
interventions. Methods: In an analytical-descriptive study, 150 patient with CAD and
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were performed for them, and referred to Cardiology
Clinic of Shahid Madani Hospital of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, from
September 2013 to September 2015, were studied. The persistence of coronary risk factors,
12-24 months after performing PCI, was evaluated. Results: The mean age of patients at time of
PCI performing was 57.90 ± 12.26 years. 72.7% of patients were male and 27.3% were female and
male to female ratio was 1 to 0.37. Dyslipidemia in 52.0% of patients, hypertension in 51.3%
patients, and diabetes mellitus (DM) in 41.3% patients were the most common underlying
comorbidities. In both before and after doing PCI, 26.7% were a smoker, and smoking rates
after doing PCI also showed no significant change (P = 0.055), and also there were no
significant changes in the physical activity of patients compared before and after performing
PCI. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and
DM, was the most frequent underlying diseases in patients with CAD respectively. Risk factors
such as smoking, and lack of exercise, had no significant changes after performing
PCI