This was stated at a press conference
NOAT as part II of Russia
International Congress "Cerebrovascular pathology and stroke", held in
These days in St. Petersburg.
Stroke - the second leading cause of mortality in Russia. In our country
each year about 450,000 strokes, increasingly stroke
develops at the age of the most creative activity and professional
skills - what is called, in his prime. The severity of stroke in our
society due to the high degree of mortality and disability in patients.
About 25% of patients die within the first days after a stroke, another 60%
patients become severe disabilities, and only 20% returned to their
profession.
loss associated with stroke, are in Russia, from 16,5 to 22 billion
dollars per year. Furthermore, in terms of morbidity and mortality from stroke
100 thousand people, our country - the second in the world. Thus, the stroke is
emergency on the importance of medical and social problem.
One of the main reasons for this situation, experts NOAt called inadequate
awareness and doctors on atherothrombosis, as well as "narrow"
specialty physicians. "Most people know what a heart attack or stroke,
know and their consequences - says President NOAt, corresponding member. RAMS
Yuriy B. Belousov - while very few of those who know that the basis of these
diseases is atherothrombosis. This means that they have some risk factors
Some approaches to prevention and, in many ways, some approaches to the treatment of acute
situation ».
Indeed, myocardial infarction is 5-7 times increased risk
re-infarction and 3-4 times - the risk of stroke. Suffered a stroke
3-4 times increased risk of myocardial infarction, and 9 times - another stroke.
The presence of the patient atherothrombosis lower extremity arteries in the 4 times increase
risk of myocardial infarction and death, and 3 times - the risk of stroke. Atherothrombosis
significantly shortens life - after a myocardial infarction, its duration
reduced by an average of 9.2 years after a stroke - by 12 years.
addition, the results of the international REACH study show that in
Our country has a problem of "failure" of treatment. For example, 15-18%
patients with manifestations of atherothrombosis and the indications for
antiplatelet dasgs (medications that reduce the risk of blood clots in the arteries), they are not
receive.
«The results show - says Professor Belousov - that
require greater public awareness about the dangers of atherothrombosis, and
important - its universal risk factors and the need to combat them.
Is also needed and outreach with physicians of different specialties, "narrow"
professionals who are stasggling with various manifestations of one universal
pathological process - atherothrombosis, it is cardiologists, neurologists, vascular
Surgeons ».
Both of these problems,
According to Professor YB Belousov , could be solved by developing a common
approaches to diagnosis, treatment and prevention of atherothrombosis. For this
program is needed to combat atherothrombosis, which would be included and
information work, and establishing uniform standards of treatment, Recommendations
scientific societies and other consensus documents.
Development of a number of directions of such a program already underway at the National
Society for atherothrombosis, which brings together professionals working in
interdisciplinary level.