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  • Učinkovitost pri izvajanju sekundarne preventive po srčnem infarktu: razlike med tremi slovenskimi mesti = Efficacy in application of secondary preventive measures after myocardinal infarction: the differences between three Slovenian cities
    Keber, Irena ...
    Background. The effective application of secondary preventive measures resultsin diminished rate of recurrent coronary events after myocardial infarction. We compared risk factors management and ... preventive medical treatment in patients from three Slovenian cities: in patients from Ljubljana who had participated during convalescence in out-patient rehabilitation program in the university hospital and patients from Izola and Jesenic ewho had been treated during acute in general hospitals. Methods. The data on subjects were gathered from the register of Cardiac rehabilitation unit, University Clinical Centre Ljubljana and from archives of General Hospitals izola and Jesenice. THe patients who had suffered myocardial infarction in theperiod from 1 Jan. 1989 to 31 Dec. 1995 were selected for the study. Three-hundred fifty patients from Ljubljana and 420 randomly selected patientsfrom Izola and Jesenice out of 1290 were invited to participate in thestudy. The data were gathered by questionnaire, clinical examination and laboratory blood analyses. Results. Three hundred twenty (42%) patients agreedto participate in the study: 180 (51%) from Ljubljana, 66 (31%) from izola in 74 (35%) from Jesenice; 247 males and 73 females with mean age of 63(s.d.: 9.4) years. The median period from infarction was 5 years. History data revealed that 86% of patients gave up smoking, 78% were regular physicalyactive and 60% had some sort of protective diet. At physical examination, 23% of patients had elevated arterial blood pressure and 14% had borderline hypertension, 27% were obese with body mass index (BMI) more than 30 kg/m2 and 30% were overweight with BMI betwen 27 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2. Serum total cholesterol (mean+-s.d.: 5.85+-1.1 mmol/l was above 5,2 mmol/l in 68% ofpatients and fasting glucose (mean+-s.d.: 6.4+-2.3) above 5.6 mol/l in 52% patients.(Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
    Vir: Zdravniški vestnik : glasilo Slovenskega zdravniškega društva = Slovenian medical journal = journal of Slovenian Medical Association. - ISSN 1318-0347 (Letn. 67, št. 12, december 1998, str. 707-711)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 1998
    Jezik - slovenski
    COBISS.SI-ID - 8149977

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