Role of Community Pharmacist in the prevention and management of Cardiovascular Diseases: A pilot study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-144
Author(s):  
Maria Ayub ◽  
Sumayya Khurram ◽  
Uroosa Maqbool ◽  
Aniqa Malick ◽  
Faiza Muneer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Life Style Changes

Community pharmacists have substantial knowledge and ability to beat crucial threat associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the clinical settings. This elemental study was organize to govern the influence of pharmaceutical care provided by community pharmacists on the therapeutic management of various cardiovascular problems. This study involved 50 community pharmacists near hospital areas where OPD’s are conducted on regular basis by consultants. A questionnaire was designed to collect the feedback from patients to measure the outcomes of community pharmacists’ role. Our study showed that community pharmacists have enough knowledge to identify risk factors, manage and advice about their medications and need of life style changes to manage their conditions. The outcomes of study shows that more than the half of the patients were gratified with the services of community pharmacists for treating or compensating crucial stages of cardiovascular diseases

Hypothyroidism and cardiovascular system

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 497-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Verbovoy ◽  
Lyudmila A. Sharonova ◽  
O. V. Kosareva ◽  
N. I. Verbovaya ◽  
Yu. A. Dolgikh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Vitamin D3 ◽  
Thyroid Dysfunction ◽  
Myocardial Remodeling ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
The Relationship

The article presents data on the relationship between thyroid dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases. The role of dyslipidemia, adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, resistin), C-reactive protein, deficiency of vitamin D3 in the development of cardiovascular disease in hypothyroidism is discussed. The article describes characteristics of myocardial remodeling, its dysfunction and their correlation with risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in patients with hypothyroidism.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS HEALTHY LIFE STYLE AND RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG ADOLESCENTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Reni Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Healthy Life Style

Cardiovascular disease is one of the major health challenges of 21st century. India holds the highest burden of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) globally, having both the prevalence and incidence high among Indians which is affecting the productive workforce aged 35-65 years.The study was conducted to assess the attitude towards healthy life style and risk of cardiovascular disease among adolescents in selected higher secondary schools in Kottayam district.The objectives of the study were to assess the attitude of adolescents towards healthy life style,to assess their risk of cardiovascular diseases, to find the association between attitude towards healthy lifestyle and risk for cardiovascular diseases with selected variables. Quantitative approach with non- experimental, explorative descriptive design was used for the study. A multistage stratified random sampling was used. The study findings revealed a positive attitude towards healthy lifestyle in 89% subjects, strong positive in 5% and negative attitude in 6%. Prevalence of risk factors was high; 76.7% subjects were at moderate risk, 2.7% were at high risk and 20.6% were at low risk for CVD. Attitude towards healthy lifestyle showed significant association withgender and maternal occupation (p<0.001), alcoholism (p<0.01), paternal education, monthly income and smoking (p<0.05) among adolescents. Dietary pattern showed highly significant association (p<0.001) with presence of risk factors for CVD among adolescents. Attitude towards healthy lifestyle and risk for CVD showed significant negative correlation (r = -.217, p < 0.01).

scholarly journals Tools for the Assessment of the Malnutrition Status and Possible Interventions in Elderly with Cardiovascular Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1508
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Tonet ◽  
Roberta Campana ◽  
Serena Caglioni ◽  
Federico Gibiino ◽  
Alessio Fiorio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Prognostic Role ◽  
Status Assessment

Malnutrition represents a common and important feature in elderly people affected by cardiovascular diseases. Several studies have investigated its prevalence and prognostic role in most clinical settings, including cardiovascular disease. However, in daily practice it usually remains unrecognized and consequently untreated. The present review was ideated to answer the main questions about nutritional status assessment in patients with cardiovascular disease: why, when, where, how to evaluate it, and what to do to improve it. The three main cardiovascular diseases, namely aortic stenosis, ischaemic heart disease, and heart failure were considered. First, the main evidence supporting the prognostic role of malnutrition are summarized and analyzed. Second, the main tools for the assessment of malnutrition in the hospital and outpatient setting are reported for each condition. Finally, the possible strategies and interventions to address malnutrition are discussed.

Questions in diabetology to be elucidated

2011 ◽  
Vol 152 (34) ◽  
pp. 1353-1361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kornél Simon ◽  
Edit Dobó ◽  
Anikó Szépvölgyi ◽  
Estilla Szalczer ◽  
Szilvia Kazup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Causal Role

Despite advances in the management of cardiovascular diseases, the incidence of cardiovascular diseases is increasing both in developed and developing world. This phenomenon is associated with the worldwide pandemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes; both are related to the life style of urbanization. The association between life conduct of civilization and chronic stress resulting in augmentation of cardiovascular risk is detailed. Therapeutic policy practiced nowadays (polypill administration, achieving target values) in order to reduce cardiovascular risk is criticized. Primary causal role of chronic stress and life style, and secondary resultant nature of cardiovascular risk factors are stressed out in the pathogenesis of increased cardiovascular risk; therefore, limited value of an approach focusing on the management of cardiovascular risk factors, instead of targeting the primary cause, i.e. chronic stress and life conduct is emphasized. A short account is given about the similarities and dissimilarities in the pathogenesis of macro- and microangiopathy. The primary causal role of chronic stress in fetal and adult diabetes, furthermore possible triggers evoking chronic stress is discussed. Supportive experimental and clinical data are reported about the nature of basic metabolic dysregulation (dysmetabolism) in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Besides the well documented significance of ischemic clinical manifestations of diabetes, the role of non-ischemic diabetic cardiomyopathy as an independent risk factor in evoking the total burden of cardiovascular risk in diabetes is emphasized. In reducing the cardiovascular risk in diabetics the management of high blood pressure and dyslipidemia is more effective compared to that of hyperglycemia. Besides managing cardiovascular risk factors, the successful treatment of dysmetabolism is importantly needed to eliminate the total excessive cardiovascular risk in diabetes. In order to achieve this goal the potential role of metabolic promoters is stressed out. Orv. Hetil., 2011, 152, 1353–1361.

NT-PROBNP AND THE CUT-OFF VALUE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

2011 ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Anh Tien Hoang ◽  
Van Minh Huynh ◽  
Khanh Hoang ◽  
Huu Dang Tran ◽  
Viet An Tran
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Clinical Application ◽  
European Society ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cardiac Marker ◽  
Cardiac Biomarker ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology

NT-ProBNP is a high value cardiac biomarker and widely applies in many cardiovascular diseases. The evaluation of concentration of NT-ProBNP needs the concern about age, gender, obesity and especially we need each cut-off point for each cause of cardiovascular disease in evaluation and clinical application. Because NT-ProBNP is a new cardiac marker and has been researched in 5 recent years, the cut-off of NT-ProBNP is still being studied for the clinical application in cardiovascular diseases. Only the cut-off of NT-ProBNP in diagnosis heart failure was guided by European Society of Cardiology. The meaning of introduce cut-off value of value plays an role as pilot study for the other relate study and brings the NT-ProBNP closely approach to clinical application.

RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD:THE ROLE OF BIRTH WEIGHT AND CURRENT OBESITY

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. e441
Author(s):  
C. Ponzio ◽  
R. Sesso ◽  
M. W. Strufaldi ◽  
M. Franco
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Birth Weight

Prevention of atrial fibrillation – non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors for AF

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (55) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Wojdyła-Hordyńska ◽  
Grzegorz Hordyński
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Death ◽  
Cardiac Death ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common arrhythmias, with a significant increase in incidence in recent years. AF is a major cause of stroke, heart failure, sudden cardiac death, and cardiovascular disease. Timely intervention and modification of risk factors increase chance to stop the disease. Aggressive, multilevel prevention tactics are a component of combined treatment, including – in addition to lifestyle changes, anticoagulant therapy, pharmacotherapy and invasive anti-arrhythmic treatment – prevention of cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, ischemia, valvular disease and heart failure.

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