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ArticleARYA atherosclerosis2019

Adherence of cardiologist physicians to the American Heart Association guideline in approach to risk factors of cardiovascular diseases: An experience from a teaching hospital.

Zarrintaj Hosseinzadeh-Shanjani, Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh, Mozhdeh Ramezani, Farnoush Davoudi, Marzieh Nojomi

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Article in ARYA atherosclerosis, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zarrintaj Hosseinzadeh-ShanjaniAssistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Soodabeh HoveidamaneshCommunity Medicine Specialist, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center AND Burn Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mozhdeh RamezaniAssistant Professor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center AND Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farnoush DavoudiAssistant Professor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center AND Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Marzieh NojomiProfessor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center AND Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences AND Academy of Medical Sciences of Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran.

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backgroundCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally and has enormous costs for healthcare systems. This disease has a strong association with lifestyle behaviors. Therefore, applying reliable and effective strategies for prevention and treatment of CVD is important. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the adherence of cardiologist physicians to the American Heart Association (AHA) guideline for prevention of CVD.

methodsUsing a cross-sectional study, data were gathered for 208 patients using their medical records in the cardiology ward of a general teaching hospital. A physician systematically reviewed the medical records and completed the checklist in each domain. Adherence to the AHA guideline was evaluated in treating physician's choices and recommendations regarding these eight variables: hypertension (HTN), dietary intake, weight management, diabetes management, physical activity, blood lipid management, smoking, and aspirin prescription.

resultsMedical records of 208 patients (109 men and 99 women) with the mean age of 62 ± 14 years were reviewed. The frequency of CVDs was 5.3% for coronary heart failure (HF) and 67.8% for the acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Cardiovascular risk factors of patients were HTN (53.8%), diabetes (34.6%), hyperlipidemia (17.3%), smoking (17.8%), and obesity (31.7%). We found a proportion of 59%, 15%, and 26% for high, moderate, and low adherence to AHA guideline, respectively.

conclusionOur study showed almost 60% high adherence to the AHA guideline by physicians in a teaching hospital. The most and the least adherence to the AHA guideline were for obesity and diabetes recommendations, respectively. More studies are needed to evaluate preventive guideline adherence in Iran. Establishing national preventive and therapeutic guidelines may increase the physicians' adherence to them.

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American Heart AssociationCardiologistsCardiovascular DiseasesGuidelineGuideline Adherence

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PMCPMC6597796

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