Aim: To analyze prevalence of ischemic heart disease (IHD), main IHD risk factors and mortality in the population of males aged 70-79 and over 80 years.
Materials And Methods: The study included 209 males aged 70-79 years and 96 males over 80. All the males were examined for IHD and 3 main risk factors: blood hypertension, hyperlipidemia and smoking.
Results: Incidence of IHD was about similar in both age groups. For 3.5 years of follow-up in the group of 80-year-olds mortality was 2 times that of the group of 70-79-year-olds. The presence of IHD in the groups was directly related to the presence of 2 or 3 risk factors, especially in the group aged 70-79 years. In the group of 80-year-olds and older combination of IHD with affection of cerebral vessels was a poor prognosis sign.
Conclusion: Factors deteriorating prognosis in males over 70 were: macrofocal myocardial infarction in anamnesis, atherosclerosis of the coronary and cerebral arteries.
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