The heart is a hollow muscular organ located in the center of the thorax, where it occupies the space between the lung’s mediastinum and rests on the diaphragm. It weighs approximately 300 gm the weight and size of the heart are influenced by age, gender, body weight, extent of physical exercise and conditioning, and heart disease Aim of the Study - Aim of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding self care management among ischemic heart disease patients. Methodology- This study employs a quantitative research approach and utilizes a 'Non-experimental descriptive research design' to ascertain, depict, and investigate the prevailing phenomenon and its associated details. The study's research setting comprises selected hospitals within the city, where data collection occurs. The sample for this study comprises 100 ischemic heart disease patients from the selected city hospitals, who were accessible during the data collection period. Result-The study reveals that mean knowledge score 8.69 with SD 3.27 and mean percentage knowledge score was 28.96% with SD 10.92. There was association of knowledge score with age, education, marital status, monthly family income, none of the other demographic variables was associated with knowledge score regarding self-care management. Conclusion-Study concludes that ischemic heart disease patient were having average knowledge related self care management of ischemic heart disease.

Assessment, Knowledge, Self-care, Management, Ischemic heart disease, Descriptive