ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: THE FREQUENCY AND RELATIONSHIP WITH RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS IN CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA DEPARTMENT

Sigutė Norkienė Abstract Arterial hypertension is one of the most important factors determining the development of a coronary heart disease. The prevalence of arterial hypertension in Lithuania is one of the biggest in Europe; it causes 33 percent of cases of death. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of arterial hypertension and its relations with…

METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS IN CARDIAC ARHYTHMIA DEPARTMENT

Sigutė Norkienė Abstract Using a modified National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) definition of the metabolic syndrome we examined the frequency of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its relations with risk factors in 150 consecutive patients in Cardiac Arhythmia Department in Klaipeda X hospital. A total of 87 (57.8 percent) individuals met criteria of metabolic syndrome (mean…