Projects / Programmes
Preventiva koronarne bolezni in srčnega popuščanja (Slovene)
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 3.06.00 |
Medical sciences |
Cardiovascular system |
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| Code |
Science |
Field |
| B007 |
Biomedical sciences |
Medicine (human and vertebrates) |
| B530 |
Biomedical sciences |
Cardiovascular system |
atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, heart failure, rsk factors, prevention, epidemiology
Researchers (19)
Organisations (1)
Abstract
The coronary disease and heart failure as the end-stage in advanced coronary disease and most other diseases of the heart has become the most important health problem in Slovenia. They are not only the main cause of mortality but also representan extremly high economical problem because of high morbidity and associated expensive diagnostic and treatment procedures. W ith application of preventive measures in healthy people (primary prevention ) and in already diseased subjects (seconday prevention) the consequences of both diseases can be effectively diminished. By preventing coronary disease we prevent the development of heart failure (primary prevention), while by a comprehensive approach to heart failure we improve the course of the disease. An efficient prevention includes the knowledge of the prevalence of coronary risk factors in the examined population, an early detection of individuals at high risk and an effective implementation of best management procedures in clinical practice.
In Slovenia there is a certain lag behind the developed countries in prevention of coronary heart disease and the optimal management of heart failure.Ther is no enough data either about the prevalence of certain coronary risk factors or the effectiveness by which they are handled by health workers. The first part of the present study protocol aims at filling up this gap. The second part will deal with the influence of diet and physical activity on the expression of several coronary risk factors. Finaly, several intervention studies will try to reval to which extent some life style changes together with optimal drug treatment influence the frequency of hospital admissions, quality of life and survival of patients with heart failure.
