Publications by authors named "M Bubas"
Article Synopsis
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the top cause of illness and death globally, including in Croatia, often linked to shared risk factors across multiple health disorders.
- The emerging concept of cardio-renal-metabolic (CKM) syndrome highlights the interconnectedness of heart, kidney, and metabolic health, emphasizing the need to include brain health in patient care.
- A group of experts aims to incorporate CKM health into a national strategy for preventing chronic diseases, particularly CVD, by creating mandatory guidelines based on professional recommendations.
. National surveys have reported variable prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), due to differences in the characteristics of the population, study design, equations used for the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and definitions. The EH-UH 2 survey is the first study evaluating CKD prevalence, characteristics, and awareness in Croatia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death in Croatia, are linked to the high prevalence of hypertension. Both are associated with high salt intake, which was determined almost two decades ago when Croatian Action on Salt and Health (CRASH) was launched. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate salt, potassium, and iodine intake using a single 24 h urine sample in a random sample of the adult Croatian population and to analyse trends in salt consumption after the CRASH was intensively started.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: In 2022 hypertensive disease was the second cause of death in Croatia. The crude prevalence of hypertension is increasing and still majority of hypertensive patients did not reach blood pressure and cholesterol goals Low awareness, and small number of treated and controlled patients point on poor adherence and even worse clinical inertia.
Materials And Methods: Croatian Hypertension League (CHL) has started the permanent public health action aiming to increase health literacy.
Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), acknowledged as a reliable proxy of arterial stiffness, is an independent predictor of cardiovascular (CV) events. Carotid-femoral PWV is considered the gold standard for the estimation of arterial stiffness. cfPWV is a demanding, time consuming and expensive method, and an estimated PWV (ePWV) has been suggested as an alternative method when cfPWV is not available.
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