Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Results from EuroASPIRE I and II in the region of Münster, Germany

Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
Jan HeidrichU Keil

Abstract

EuroASPIRE (European Action on Secondary Prevention through Intervention to Reduce Events) is a European multicenter study on secondary prevention in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The first cross-sectional survey was undertaken in 1995/96 among 3569 patients from nine countries. A second cross-sectional survey (EuroASPIRE II) was conducted in 1999/2000 among 5556 patients from 15 countries to evaluate among others whether coronary prevention had improved since the first. The present study was conducted in the region of Münster, Germany, as part of the EuroASPIRE study. Consecutive patients, men and women up to 70 years of age with established CHD, were identified retrospectively. A total of 392 (EuroASPIRE I) and 402 (EuroASPIRE II) patients participated. Information on cardiovascular risk factors, lifestyle and medication were obtained through medical records, interviews and examinations. Both studies demonstrate a high prevalence of risk factors among CHD patients. At the time of the interview more than 60% of the patients in both surveys had two or more risk factors. The comparison of EuroASPIRE I and II reveals a substantial decrease of 20% in the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, but an increase in the prev...Continue Reading

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Jan 25, 2008·Der Internist·M SandriG Schuler
Oct 16, 2008·European Journal of Epidemiology·Christof PruggerUlrich Keil
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