Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients Consulting During the “Cardiovascular Prevention Week” in a University Hospital

espanolSe diseno un estudio descriptivo y comparativo para evaluar el nivel de riesgo cardiovascular de la poblacion que habitualmente concurre al Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin, a fin de realizar un muestreo con datos epidemiologicos confiables. Se evaluaron 497 individuos. Los resultados mostraron una elevada prevalencia de factores de riesgo cardiovasculares, un pobre alcance de las metas de presion arterial, glucemia y colesterol total. El sobrepeso, expresado a traves del indice de masa corporal, arrojo valores alarmantes. La prevalencia de ateromatosis subclinica fue proporcional al riesgo cardiovascular del individuo. Los datos recabados nos entregan un panorama del riesgo cardiovascular de nuestra poblacion y sugieren la necesidad de un abordaje multidisciplinario e individualizado. El analisis de este trabajo enfatiza la necesidad de contar con areas cardiologicas de prevencion cardiovascular primaria, cuyos objetivos se centralicen en la estimacion del riesgo cardiovascular y el bienestar del paciente, a traves de su educacion, adherencia a las medidas de tratamiento y atencion individualizada; en estrecho contacto con las especialidades intervinientes en cada caso. EnglishIntroduction: Despite pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures, the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs)continues to increase.Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of cardiovascular risk in the population usually consulting at the Divisionof Cardiology of Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin, in order to carry out a sampling of reliable epidemiological data.Methods: This is a descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional study of consecutive individuals who spontaneously consultedduring the “Cardiovascular Prevention Week” in September 2015.Results: A total of 497 individuals were included in the study. There was high prevalence of CRFs, with poor achievement ofblood pressure, blood glucose and total cholesterol goals. Overweight revealed alarming rates. The prevalence of subclinicalatheromatosis was proportional to the individual cardiovascular risk.Conclusions: The data collected suggest the need for cardiology areas of primary cardiovascular prevention, with objectivesfocused on the estimation of cardiovascular risk and patient adherence through education.