title: The assessment of coronary heart disease risk factors correlated with demographic and social data in post-coronary intervention patients in Polish population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in Europe, accounting for over 4 million deaths each year. Smoking cigarettes, an unhealthy diet and no physical activity constitute important risk factors. Educational program was conducted among patients after coronary angioplasty. Data on patients' knowledge of risk factors of coronary heart disease, recommended behavior, secondary prevention methods, and side effects were collected and analyzed in conjunction with demographic and social factors. One questionnaire included details about 20 patients. The questionnaire included demographic data (gender, education, place of residence), epidemiological (height, weight, waist size), interview on coronary heart disease risk factors, medications and side effects.
  
  
  METHODS
  The educational program involved 19,316 patients above 18 years old after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The basic tool was a standardized questionnaire consisting of visit forms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Despite PCI, 20.5% of patients smoke cigarettes, more often men, younger, less educated. 35.7% of patients believe that limiting physical activity after successful coronary intervention is beneficial--more often older, lower educated, with higher body mass index, from smaller towns. 85% of patients (mainly women, younger, higher-educated, coming from bigger cities) claim to be aware which products are beneficial for the cardiovascular system and which have a negative influence. 8% of patients after PCI do not control their blood pressure at all--more often men, younger people with lower level of education and coming from smaller towns. 44% of patients happened to forget to take or ran out of some medications--more often those with lower level of education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is essential to implement to clinical practice educational programs for post-coronary intervention patients. These patients are at highest risk of having cardiovascular events. Educational programs should be addressed to all post-coronary intervention patients, especially to those coming from small towns. A limitation of the survey was that patients were not divided into acute coronary syndrome patients and stable coronary heart disease ones. It was not specified what time after the coronary intervention the patients were included into the research.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw 02-097 Warsaw. moni.budnik@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Budnik
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Opolski
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015994:Incidence; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D008055:Lipids