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  • Title: [Results of the one-stage screening for ischemic heart disease in the Tumen population sample].
    Author: Akimova EV, Dracheva LV, Gakova EI, Purgina GIa, Gafarov VV, Kuznetsov VA.
    Journal: Ter Arkh; 2001; 73(1):18-21. PubMed ID: 11234132.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To study prevalence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in free living population of Tumen. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A one-stage cardiological screening covered 1608 Tumen residents (70.3% of the respondents of the mail questionnaire survey). IHD was stated by the standard methods. RESULTS: IHD incidence among male and female population of Tumen was rather high. Angina of effort was found in 4.5% of males and 5.1% of females, painless IHD was detected in 3.2 and 3.7% of male and female 55-64-year-old population, respectively, by extended criteria. IHD incidence rate by the extended criteria reached 12.5%. CONCLUSION: Primary results of the survey indicate that Tumen population is at high risk of cardiovascular diseases. This fact requires a detailed analysis of the trends in IHD prevalence in a prospective study.
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