EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN ROSTOV REGION

N P Dorofeeva; S A Pleskachev; S V Shlyk; E V Tchigaeva; E A TherAnanyanz; O G Mashtalova; I E Koulikova; A S Pleskachev

doi:10.17816/clinpract2174-78

Journal of Clinical Practice ›› 2011, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (1) : 74 -78. DOI: 10.17816/clinpract2174-78

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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN ROSTOV REGION

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Objective. Assesment of chronic heart failure (CHF) prevalence and differential treatment in Rostov Region based on retrospective and prospective evaluation. Materials and methods. Retrospective analysis of 3059 casehistories of CHF patients hospitalized in cardiology departments of Rostov Region in 2008. 745 patients prospective followup. Results. Inpatients demonstrate a 52% CHF prevalence with a mortality rate of 3%. Major CHF development factors (in 82% cases) were determined to be ischaemic heart disease and arterial hypertension. Optimal medical treatment with basic pharmacological groups of drugs was conducted in 82% of inpatients the number decreasing to 53% during a year after discharge.

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heart failure / epidemiology / retrospective / prospective study

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N P Dorofeeva, S A Pleskachev, S V Shlyk, E V Tchigaeva, E A TherAnanyanz, O G Mashtalova, I E Koulikova, A S Pleskachev. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN ROSTOV REGION. Journal of Clinical Practice, 2011, 2(1): 74-78 DOI:10.17816/clinpract2174-78