Translational Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1025
ISSN: 2161-1025
Ksenija Pesek and Tomislav Pesek
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Transl Med
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the rate of particular medicamentous therapy utilization in patients hospitalized for ischemic heart disease at County Hospital, and to compare therapy received on admission to and at discharge from the hospital. Method: Data on all patients hospitalized for coronary heart disease at CountyHospital during a5-year period were analyzed according to age, sex and diagnosis. Patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome were hospitalized at Coronary Unit, and those with angina pectoris at Department of Cardiology. Data on patient treatment were collected from patient history taken on admission and medical records at discharge (letter of discharge). Results: Results are graphically presented. Analysis of 5-year records revealed nitrates and ACE inhibitors to be the most common therapy reported on admission, whereas aspirin, ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers were most commonly taken at discharge. A significantly higher rate of using statins was recorded at discharge than on admission, resulting from intensified education of physicians in the prevention and management of coronary heart disease. Conclusion: Continuing education of both patients and physicians in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease is required for a more appropriate approach to this group of patients. Future studies should address the issues of early prevention and early detection of ischemic heart disease. The present study performed at a county hospital assessed the measures of secondary prevention and compared them with current guidelines, thus contributing to further upgrading the management and prevention of ischemic heart disease.
Ksenija Pesek, 1992. has been employed in the capacity of Specialist Internist at the Cardiology Department of the Zabok. As the leader of the Cardiology Department she has been the chief mentor to resident doctors and resident cardiology specialists at the hospital. She is a regular lecturer in Cardiology at the Department of Internal Medicine at the Zabok General Hospital, as well as further in the county In 2008. She has been awarded the title of Primarius and Cardiologist in the University of Zagreb, Croatia. She is a member of the Croatian Cardiology Society of the European Cardiology Association, of the Croatian Association for Hypertension, and of the Croatian Internist Association. Her professional biography was published in the Marquis Who is Who In Medicine and Healthcare in 2009/2010. She has participated in all the leading clinical studies in the field of cardiology in Croatia and has published 30 professional and scientific works in cardiology. With her long career and professional and scientific works in cardiology, she has contributed significantly to the science, and has as well excelled in the clinical, educational and organizational aspect of cardiology. Since 2010, she has been active as for membership in FESC (Fellow of European society of Cardiology) and doctor of sicience. She is editor of new book of cardiovascular disease, published InTech open access.