scholarly journals Prevalence of Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Younger Individuals with a Family History of Premature Coronary Heart Disease and Low Framingham Risk Score

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 542-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Sailam ◽  
Dean G. Karalis ◽  
Ashish Agarwal ◽  
Firas Alani ◽  
Susan Galardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Family History ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Framingham Risk Score ◽  
Premature Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Framingham Risk ◽  
History Of

Soluble RAGEs and cardiovascular risk factors in adult offspring of patients with premature coronary heart disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-94
Author(s):  
Petra Karnosová ◽  
Markéta Mateřánková ◽  
Jitka Seidlerová ◽  
Otto Mayer ◽  
Jan Filipovský ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Adult Offspring ◽  
Premature Coronary Heart Disease

scholarly journals Cardiovascular risk factors in workers at Health Centre in Beocin

2008 ◽  
Vol 61 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 257-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biljana Petrovic ◽  
Zlata Jasarevic-Komljenovic ◽  
Biljana Srdic ◽  
Edita Stokic
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Family History ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Centre

Most cardiovascular diseases are caused by atherosclerosis, which is a result of interactions between risk factors such as gender, age, blood lipid concentrations, blood pressure, glucose tolerance, adiposity, physical activity and cigarette smoking. Identification of risk factors is the first step in cardiovascular disease prevention. As health workers contribute significantly to cardiovascular morbidity, the aim of our study was to analyze prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and to assess the level of mentioned risk in health workers employed in Health Centre Beocin. The study group consisted of 50 health workers. Obesity was evaluated according to BMI and body fat (BF%) values, while central obesity was defined using waist circumference. Serum lipid concentrations and glycaemia were used in metabolic profile definition. The level of physical activity was assessed using IPAQ, and information about smoking status and family history of cardiovascular diseases was obtained from self-report. Framingham point-scoring system was used to predict the risk for development of coronary heart disease in the 10-year period. Overweight was found in 36%, and obesity in 18% subjects. 42% of examined subjects had higher fat mass, while 24% of them had obesity. Central fat accumulation was observed in 50% subjects. We registered 56% smokers, 70% subjects with positive family history, 28% subjects with hypertension, and 56% subjects with dyslipidemia. According to IPAQ results 20% of exanimate subjects were minimally active and 70% were insufficiently active. Estimated risk of coronary heart disease was 7.38%, and 10% subjects had risk over 20%. In spite of lower cardiovascular risk level, our results showed high prevalence of overweight, smoking and physical inactivity in health workers, which suggests the importance of their own lifestyle modification. It should be the first step in increasing motivation of their patients.

Sex disparities in the management of coronary heart disease in general practices in Australia

Heart ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (24) ◽  
pp. 1898-1904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal Man Ying Lee ◽  
George Mnatzaganian ◽  
Mark Woodward ◽  
Clara K Chow ◽  
Freddy Sitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sex Disparities

ObjectivesTo determine whether sex differences exist in the management of patients with a history of coronary heart disease (CHD) in primary care.MethodsGeneral practice records of patients aged ≥18 years with a history of CHD in a large general practice dataset in Australia, MedicineInsight, were analysed. Sex-specific, age-standardised proportions of patients prescribed with recommended medications; assessed for cardiovascular risk factors; and achieved treatment targets according to the General Practice Management Plan were reported.ResultsRecords of 130 926 patients (47% women) from 438 sites were available from 2014 to 2018. Women were less likely to be prescribed with recommended medications (prescribed ≥3 medications: women 44%, men 61%; p<0.001). Younger patients, especially women aged <45 years, were substantially underprescribed (aged <45 years prescribed ≥3 medications: women 2%, men 8%; p<0.001). Lower proportions of women were assessed for cardiovascular risk factors (blood test for lipids: women 70%–76%, men 77%–81%; p<0.001). Body size was not commonly assessed (body mass index: women 59%, men 62%; p<0.001; waist: women 23%, men 25%; p<0.001). Higher proportions of women than men achieved targets for most risk factors (achieved ≥4 targets in patients assessed for all risk factors: women 82%, men 76%).ConclusionGaps in preventative management including prescription of indicated medications and risk factor monitoring have been reported from the late 1990s and this large-scale general practice data analysis indicate they still persist. Moreover, the gap is larger in women compared to men. We need new ways to address these gaps and the sex inequity.

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