Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi (Mar 2017)

EUROASPIRE-IV: European Society of Cardiology study of lifestyle, risk factors, and treatment approaches in patients with coronary artery disease: Data from Turkey

  • Lale Tokgözoğlu,
  • Meral Kayıkçıoğlu,
  • Servet Altay,
  • Sinan Aydoğdu,
  • Cem Barçın,
  • Cem Bostan,
  • Hüseyin Altuğ Çakmak,
  • Alp Burak Çatakoğlu,
  • Samim Emet,
  • Oktay Ergene,
  • Ali Kemal Kalkan,
  • Barış Kaya,
  • Cansın Tulunay Kaya,
  • Cihangir Kaymaz,
  • Nevrez Koylan,
  • Hakan Kültürsay,
  • Aytekin Oğuz,
  • Ebru Özpelit,
  • Serkan Ünlü

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5543/tkda.2016.82352
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 45, no. 2
pp. 134 – 144

Abstract

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Objective: Data from EUROASPIRE-IV Turkey report investigating risk factors and adherence to guidelines in patients hospitalized for coronary artery disease are presented and results are compared with those of EUROASPIRE-III Turkey and EUROASPIRE-IV Europe. Methods: Study was performed in 24 European countries, including Turkey (17centers).Patients (18–80years old)hospitalized for coronary (index)event during preceding 3 years were identified from hospital records and interviewed ≥6 months later. Patient information regarding index event was acquired from hospital records. Anamnesis was obtained during the interview, and physical examination and laboratory analyses were performed. Results: Median age at the index coronary event was 58.8 years, and it was significantly decreased compared with last EUROASPIRE-III study (60.5 years),which was conducted at the same centers 6 years earlier (p=0.017). Of all patients, 19.3% were under 50 years of age and mean age was lower than that of EUROASPIRE-IV Europe (62.5years).Comparing EUROASPIRE-IV Turkey with EUROASPIRE-IIITurkey, rate of smokers increased to 25.5% from 23.1% (p=0.499), obesity increased to 40.7% from 35.5% (p=0.211), total cholesterol level increased to 49.6% from 48.3% (p=0.767),and diabetes rate increased to 39.7% from 33.6% (p=0.139), however none of the differences reached a level of statistical significance.Only 11.7%of the smokers quit after coronary event. Rates for these factors were lower in EUROASPIRE-IVEurope (16%for smoking, 37.6%for obesity, and 26.8%for diabetes). Conclusion: EUROASPIRE-IVTurkey data revealed that secondary prevention was unsatisfactory and had progressed unfavorably compared with last EUROASPIRE study, some risk factors were more uncontrolled than overall European average, and coronary artery events at young age remain an important problem.

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