| Autor: |
Salih Kılıç, Erhan Saraçoğlu, Yusuf Çekici, Arafat Yıldırım, Zülfiye Kuzu, Dilara Deniz Kılıç, Meral Kayıkçıoglu |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Turkish |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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| Zdroj: |
Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 47, Iss 2, Pp 128-136 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1016-5169 |
| DOI: |
10.5543/tkda.2018.68782 |
| Popis: |
Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess differences between urban and rural patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) with respect to secondary prevention. Methods: This cross-sectional study included all consecutive patients diagnosed with CHD at 2 cardiology clinics between January 2016 and January 2017. The demographic characteristics and laboratory parameters were recorded at routine control visits. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to residence based on their statements: urban (n=1752) and rural (n=456). Results: The median age of the patients was 64 years (interquartile range: 12 years). A mean of 4.1+-2.1 years had passed after the first (index) coronary event. It was determined that 22.2% of the patients continued to smoke. The rate of quitting was significantly higher in the urban group (20.5% vs. 11.2%; p |
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