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Background: COVID-19 has become one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of mortality and its distribution by sex and age groups in indoor COVID-19 patients in D.I.Khan Division, Pakistan. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan. A sample of 438 patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR was selected. Sex & agegroups were two demographic and presence of mortality was a research variable. The data type for all variables was nominal, except ordinal age groups. Prevalence & distribution were described by count and percentage with 95%CI. The hypotheses were tested by chi-square goodness of fit test. Results: Out of 438 COVID-19 patients, mortality was 43 (9.82%), including 34 (7.76%) men and nine (2.06%) women. The mortality was 0% for 0-19 years, four (0.92%) for 20-39 years, 12 (2.74%) for 40-59 years and 27 (6.16%) ≥60 years. Our mortality 9.82% was lower than expected 20.95% (p=<.001). It was higher in men than women (p=<.001). It was highest in age group ≥60 years, while 0% in 0-19 years. It was similar to expected by sex (p=.070) and age group (p=<.207). Conclusion: Our study showed 9.82% mortality in indoor COVID-19 patients. The mortality was lower than expected. The mortality was higher in men than women. It was highest in elderly, while zero in children and adolescents. It was similar to expected by sex and age group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CAD is the leading cause of death throughout the world, especially in Pakistan. Regarding the complication of myocardial infarction, the left ventricular thrombus (LVT) formation is of greater concern. Once the LVT is formed, it possesses increase potential to embolise systemically and may complicate a serious lifethreatening condition i.e. stroke. Objective: To find out the frequency of LV clots in patients presenting with myocardial infarction. Method: This study was conducted in the Echo-section of LRH. Diagnosed MI patients were included in this study based on a convenient sampling technique. The data was collected through a standard pro forma and was analyzed through SPSS 22. The P-value was calculated to determine the significance of the result. Results: Out of 168 patients with MI, 118 (70.2%) were males and 50 (29.8%) were females. The mean age was 55.46± 9.54 years. On Echo, 17 (10%) patients had LVT, of which 10 cases were from male gender and seven from females. The frequency of LVT was higher in anterior MI in 16 out of 17 LVT cases (94.1%), and in other types of MI, the frequency was lower, 1 case out of 17 cases (5.9%). The frequency of LVT was also higher in the age group >50 years (70%) and was lower in the age group <50 years (30%). Conclusion: LV clot is a common complication after MI, and the frequency of LVT is more common in the age group greater than fifty and associated more with anterior MI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]