THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS: RISK FACTORS AND STRUCTURE

O. P. Revtovich, O. V. Zotova, T. L. Denisevich, E. K. Kurlyanskaya
2015 Health and Ecology Issues  
This article presents the data of the cross-epidemiological study of adult population of Minsk aimed at the determination of the prevalence of chronic heart failure (CHF). The prevalence of chronic heart failure in the studied population on December 1, 2012 was 13.2 %. The most important risk factors for chronic heart failure are age over 55, smoking, concomitant cardiovascular pathology in the past medical history, and the presence of cardiovascular disease in relatives. Coronary heart disease
more » ... and hypertension are prevalent in the structure of CHF.
doi:10.51523/2708-6011.2015-12-3-17 fatcat:e7c7pedpt5bt3pgvmuv7ugllxe