Cardiovascular disease prevalence and clinical characteristics in Great Patriotic War veterans

Abstract

Present article summarizes the results of long-term studies of cardiovascular health parameters in war veterans of Saratov region admitted to Saratov regional hospital for war veterans. Cardiovascular disease spectrum and its prevalence dynamics were studied in war veterans. Clinical signs and disease course features of cardiovascular pathology were systematized including Great Patriotic War veterans, who successfully had reached the state of longevity.

Keywords

• ageing
• cardiovascular pathology
• epidemiology of noninfective internal diseases
• war veterans