[Clinical characteristics and lipid profile of patients with life-threatening cardiovascular diseases assisted in different hospitals of Cluj-Napoca].
The knowledge about lipid profile particularities in patients with atheromatous cardiovascular diseases may have therapeutic and prophylactic implications.


METHODS
Study included patients with acute myocardial infarction (IMA) and stroke (AVC), cared in Cluj-Napoca's hospitals.


RESULTS
The patients with IMA were from urban area in 76% of cases, 72% were males and 58% had arterial hypertension to. Cholesterolemia over 240 mg% level had 11.9% of patients (17.2% female, 9.8% male with IMA), HDL-cholesterolemia less then 35 mg% had 33.4% of male patients and less then 45 mg%, 64.1% of female IMA patients. Patients with AVC were only male who provided in 59% of cases from urban area, had age average of 63 years old, and 82% of them had arterial hypertension to. The average levels for cholesterol were higher in AVC patients (218.6 mg% from urban area, 211.3 mg% from rural area), for triglycerides were higher in patients with IMA and AVC from urban area. High average level of HDL-cholesterolemia had patient with antecedent alcohol consuming (49.5 mg%), women with IMA (45.09 mg %) and in contrast the smokers had the lowers levels (38.37 mg%).
Brumboiu
Irina
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Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie I. Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca, Facultatea de Medicină, Disciplina de Boli Infecţioase.
Simionca
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Ursu
Ligia
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Savu
Dana
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Bocşan
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids