[CardiReset: general medicine and monitoring of cardiovascular risk factors in a whole region].
BACKGROUND
The CardioRESET project was carried out in 2005 to evaluate the feasibility of a cardiovascular risk factor survey by general practitioners in Friuli Venezia Giulia, a north-eastern Italian region.


METHODS
We randomized 2701 subjects (1336 males and 1365 females), aged 35-74 years, from the general population. The family doctors surveyed the randomized population sample using the standardized methods of the Osservatorio Epidemiologico Cardiovascolare, a reference national survey.


RESULTS
The participation rate was 85.4% and all variables were recorded at least in 60% of subjects. Mean values of risk factors, prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes and data on their control, smoking habits were comparable with data from the Osservatorio Epidemiologico Cardiovascolare; only the mean value of low-density lipoprotein cholesterolemia was higher in our region.


CONCLUSIONS
This experience points out that in a small region it is possible to engage general practitioners to achieve a standardized surveillance of cardiovascular risk factors at a low cost.
Vanuzzo
Diego
D
Centro di Prevenzione Cardiovascolare, ASS4 Medio Friuli, Udine. diego.vanuzzo@sanita.fvg.it
Samani
Fabio
F
Canciani
Luigi
L
Paduano
Romano
R
Pilotto
Lorenza
L
Bader
Giovanni
G
Mirolo
Renata
R
Battigelli
Doriano
D
Panfilo
Marina
M
Fattori
Maria Grazia
MG
Simon
Giorgio
G
Zanier
Loris
L
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology
D008078:Cholesterol, LDL