Prevalence and type of dyslipidaemia in a population at risk for cardiovascular death in Bulgaria.

Unlabelled: Hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol are established risk factors of macrovascular disease, which leads to stroke and myocardial infarction and is the leading cause of death in Bulgaria. The AIM of our study was to examine the prevalence and type of hyper/dyslipidaemia in patients with myocardial infarction, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bulgaria.

Material And Methods: A total of 1230 subjects were examined who had positive own and family history of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n=365), hypertension (n=250), type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=250), or neither of the diseases, healthy controls (n=365).

Cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetic patients in Bulgaria.

Unlabelled: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with an excessively high morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Macrovascular disease with its complications is the leading cause of death in Bulgaria.

Aim Of This Study: To examine cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Pulse pressure is a strong predictor of cardiovascular risk: Data of the risk factors in impaired glucose tolerance for atherosclerosis and diabetes and the Sofia Metabolic Syndrome studies.

Unlabelled: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between pulse pressure (PP), cardiovascular risk factors and intima-media thickness (IMT) in a population at risk for type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis in Saxony, and to assess the association between PP and history of myocardial infarction in the general population of Bulgaria.

Material And Methods: The Risk factors in IGT for Atherosclerosis and Diabetes (RIAD) study included 1139 subjects, aged 40-70 years, with a family history of type 2 diabetes, obesity and/or hyper/dyslipoproteinemia. The SMS study included 1018 subjects (> 14 years of age) from the general population of Bulgaria.