[Clinical characteristics and lipid profile of patients with life-threatening cardiovascular diseases assisted in different hospitals of Cluj-Napoca]

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2008 Jan-Mar;112(1):66-75.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

The knowledge about lipid profile particularities in patients with atheromatous cardiovascular diseases may have therapeutic and prophylactic implications.

Material and method: Study included patients with acute myocardial infarction (IMA) and stroke (AVC), cared in Cluj-Napoca's hospitals.

Results: The patients with IMA were from urban area in 76% of cases, 72% were males and 58% had arterial hypertension to. Cholesterolemia over 240 mg% level had 11.9% of patients (17.2% female, 9.8% male with IMA), HDL-cholesterolemia less then 35 mg% had 33.4% of male patients and less then 45 mg%, 64.1% of female IMA patients. Patients with AVC were only male who provided in 59% of cases from urban area, had age average of 63 years old, and 82% of them had arterial hypertension to. The average levels for cholesterol were higher in AVC patients (218.6 mg% from urban area, 211.3 mg% from rural area), for triglycerides were higher in patients with IMA and AVC from urban area. High average level of HDL-cholesterolemia had patient with antecedent alcohol consuming (49.5 mg%), women with IMA (45.09 mg %) and in contrast the smokers had the lowers levels (38.37 mg%).

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / blood*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hospitals, University*
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / blood*
  • Hyperlipidemias / complications
  • Hyperlipidemias / diagnosis*
  • Hyperlipidemias / epidemiology
  • Hypertension / blood
  • Hypertension / diagnosis
  • Lipids / blood
  • Male
  • Medical Records
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / blood
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Romania / epidemiology
  • Rural Population / statistics & numerical data
  • Stroke / blood
  • Stroke / diagnosis
  • Stroke / epidemiology
  • Urban Population / statistics & numerical data

Substances

  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Lipids