scholarly journals The Landscape of Preventive Cardiology in Turkey: Challenges and successes

2021 ◽  
pp. 100184
Author(s):  
Lale Tokgozoglu ◽  
Meral Kayikcioglu ◽  
Banu Ekinci
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Cardiology

Lipid Profile Results after Cardiovascular Prevention Programme: Euroaction Model in Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 1412-1418
Author(s):  
Cristina Buigues ◽  
Ana Queralt ◽  
Jose A. De Velasco ◽  
Antonio Salvador-Sanz ◽  
Catriona Jennings ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cardiovascular Prevention ◽  
Experimental Population ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Risk Factor Management ◽  
Preventive Cardiology ◽  
Intervention Hospital ◽  
Coronary Patients

Background: Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes (CVPRP) are an established model of care designed to improve risk factor management. They have been successfully implemented in a variety of settings, in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Objective: To assess the long term impact of a nurse-coordinated, multidisciplinary, CVPRP in patients with CHD in the reduction of lipid profile and medication prescription in clinical practice. Methods: The study used an analytical, experimental, population based, prospective and longitudinal design. In Spain, the study was conducted in the Valencian Community, including two randomized hospitals. Coronary patients were prospectively and consecutively identified in both hospitals. The intervention hospital carried out an 8-week CVPRP. Results: The proportion of patients achieving improved standards of preventive care increased in the intervention hospital compared with the usual care hospital, mainly regarding LDL-C concentrations. Furthermore, an increased prescription of statins was found in the intervention group. However, there were no statistically significant differences in triglycerides and glucose levels. Conclusion: The EUROACTION nurse-led CVPRP enabled coronary patients to control lipid profile to the European targets. A large proportion of patients were prescribed statin therapy as cardioprotective medication with favorable changes in medication for coronary patients. To improve the potential for cardiovascular prevention, we need local preventive cardiology programmes adapted to the health policy of individual countries.

scholarly journals There is a silver lining: carbon footprint reduction by holding Preventive Cardiology conference 2020 virtually

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Batool ◽  
A Neven ◽  
Y Vanrompay ◽  
M Adnan ◽  
P Dendale
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Co2 Production ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Preventive Cardiology ◽  
Transport Modes

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Other. Main funding source(s): Special Research Fund (BOF), Hasselt University Introduction The transportation sector is one of the major sectors influencing climate change, contributing around 16% of total Greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Aviation contributes to 12% of the transport related emissions. Among other climate change impacts, elevated heat exposure is associated with increased cardiac events and exposure to air pollution caused by GHG emissions has also well-known association with increased cardiovascular related morbidity and mortality. The global temperature rise should be restricted to less than 2 °C which requires keeping carbon emission (CO2) less than 2900 billion tonnes by the end of the 21st century. Assuming air travel a major contributing source to GHG, this study aims to raise the awareness about potential carbon emissions reduction due to air travel of international events like a scientific conference. Purpose Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, the Preventive cardiology conference 2020 which was planned to be held at Malaga Spain, instead was held in virtual online way. This study aims to calculate the contribution of reduced CO2  emissions in tons due to ESC preventive cardiology conference 2020, which was then held online and air travel of the registered participants was avoided. Methods Anonymized participant registration information was used to determine the country and city of the 949 registered participants of the Preventive Cardiology conference 2020. It is assumed that participants would have travelled from the closest airports from their reported city locations to Malaga airport, Spain. At first, the closest city airports were determined using Google maps and flights information, then the flight emissions (direct and indirect CO2-equivalent emissions) per passenger for the given flight distances were calculated. The CO2 emissions (tons) were calculated for round trips in economy class from the participants of 68 nationalities (excluding 60 participants from Spain as they are assumed to take other modes of transport than airplane). Results In total, 1156.51 tons of CO2  emissions were saved by turning the physical conference into a virtual event. This emission amount is equivalent to the annual CO2 production of 108 people living in high-income countries. Conclusion The pandemic situation has forced us to rethink the necessity of trips by air and has shown us the feasibility of digitally organized events. The information from this study can add to the awareness about reduced amount of carbon emission due to air travel by organizing events in a virtual way when possible. Apart from only digitally organized events there are others options to reduce the carbon footprint of conferences such as limiting the number of physical attendees, encouraging the use of relatively sustainable transport modes for participants from nearby countries (e.g. international trains and use of active transport modes at conference venue etc.) and including CO2 emission offsetting costs.

Preventive cardiology. A Guide for Clinical Practice

1999 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Ignacio Balaguer Vintró
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Preventive Cardiology

Preventive cardiology: A progress report

1990 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-96
Author(s):  
Kalevi Pyörälä
Keyword(s):  
Progress Report ◽  
Preventive Cardiology

A Transatlantic Comparison of Patient-Reported Access to and Use of Aspirin in Contemporary Preventive Cardiology

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (11) ◽  
pp. 1193-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan P. Jacobsen ◽  
Zi Lun Lim ◽  
Blair Chang ◽  
Kaleb D. Lambeth ◽  
Thomas M. Das ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Cardiology ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Transatlantic Comparison

scholarly journals Setting the Agenda for Preventive Cardiology

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Shapiro ◽  
Sergio Fazio
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Cardiology

scholarly journals AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-54
Author(s):  
Douglas D. Schocken
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Cardiology ◽  
American Society

Decision sharing in preventive cardiology

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 548-549
Author(s):  
Lawrence R. Krakoff
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Cardiology
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