Publications by authors named "M M Dolzhenko"
Potential for optimizing management of obesity in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes
August 2022
Aims: Prevention guidelines have identified the management of obese patients as an important priority to reduce the burden of incident and recurrent cardiovascular disease. Still, studies have demonstrated that over 80% of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) fail to achieve their weight target. Here, we describe advice received and actions reported by overweight CHD patients since being discharged from hospital and how weight changes relate to their risk profile.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: European Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events (EUROASPIRE) V in primary care was carried out by the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme in 2016-2018. The main objective was to determine whether the 2016 Joint European Societies' guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in people at high cardiovascular risk have been implemented in clinical practice.
Methods: The method used was a cross-stional survey in 78 centres from 16 European countries.
Objective: People's socioeconomic status (SES) has a major impact on the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in primary prevention. In patients with existing ASCVD these associations are less documented. Here, we evaluate to what extent SES is still associated with patients' risk profile in secondary prevention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Alcohol consumption is an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. The highest levels of alcohol consumption are observed in Europe, where alcohol as contributing cause of coronary heart disease (CHD) is also most significant. We aimed to describe alcohol consumption patterns across European regions and adherence to the current guidelines in patients with a recent CHD event.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- - Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the top cause of early deaths worldwide, including in Ukraine, and dyslipidemia is a major risk factor, highlighting the need for early detection and management.
- - There is a lack of specific guidelines in Ukraine for managing dyslipidemia in individuals with low-to-moderate CVD risk, necessitating the development of structured, easy-to-follow recommendations.
- - An expert panel in Ukraine has emphasized the role of family physicians in primary prevention through lipid-lowering interventions and suggested the use of nutraceuticals, like red yeast rice, as part of lifestyle changes for effective preventive strategies.