<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of premature death worldwide. More than half of deaths were caused by cardiovascular diseases in 2017 in Lithuania. Primary prevention programmes encourage both medical staff and general population to pay attention to potential health issues as well as attempt to eradicate risk factors causing cardiovascular diseases. “A Funding Programme for the Screening and Preventive Management of the High Cardiovascular Risk Individuals” published in Lithuania has been implemented as of 2006.Analysis of the results of the programme shows that the prevalent cases of arterial hypertension are gradually declining. However, the prevalence of dyslipidaemia is still not decreasing. The prevalence of other modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors has erratic trends with a slight overall decline. Consequently, mortality rate of cardiovascular diseases has decreased by more than one third among middle-age population over the past 10 years.Having higher availability of the anti-hypertensive and anti-lipid medications already achieved, the future plans include the aim of further reducing elevated blood pressure and effectively treating dyslipidaemia. In order to implement a strategy that focuses on smoking prevention, promotion of healthy nutrition and physical activity, a significant contribution is required from the state authorities.</abstract>

Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of premature death worldwide. More than half of deaths were caused by cardiovascular diseases in 2017 in Lithuania. Primary prevention programmes encourage both medical staff and general population to pay attention to potential health issues as well as attempt to eradicate risk factors causing cardiovascular diseases. “A Funding Programme for the Screening and Preventive Management of the High Cardiovascular Risk Individuals” published in Lithuania has been implemented as of 2006.Analysis of the results of the programme shows that the prevalent cases of arterial hypertension are gradually declining. However, the prevalence of dyslipidaemia is still not decreasing. The prevalence of other modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors has erratic trends with a slight overall decline. Consequently, mortality rate of cardiovascular diseases has decreased by more than one third among middle-age population over the past 10 years.Having higher availability of the anti-hypertensive and anti-lipid medications already achieved, the future plans include the aim of further reducing elevated blood pressure and effectively treating dyslipidaemia. In order to implement a strategy that focuses on smoking prevention, promotion of healthy nutrition and physical activity, a significant contribution is required from the state authorities.

Primary prevention strategy for cardiovascular disease in Lithuania

State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine

Seminars in Cardiovascular Medicine

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(“A Funding Programme for the Screening and Preventive Management of the High Cardiovascular Risk Individuals” – main results: 2006–2017 years)

Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of premature death worldwide. More than half of deaths were caused by cardiovascular diseases in 2017 in Lithuania....

Primary prevention strategy for cardiovascular disease in Lithuania

Publicado en línea: 15 jun 2019

Páginas: 14 - 39

Recibido: 09 abr 2019

Aceptado: 30 may 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/semcard-2019-0004

Palabras clave
cardiovascular disease, risk factors, primary prevention strategy

© 2019 Aleksandras Laucevičius et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Primary prevention strategy for cardiovascular disease in Lithuania

Publicado en línea: 15 jun 2019

Páginas: 14 - 39

Recibido: 09 abr 2019

Aceptado: 30 may 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/semcard-2019-0004

Palabras clavecardiovascular disease, risk factors, primary prevention strategy

© 2019 Aleksandras Laucevičius et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
cardiovascular disease, risk factors, primary prevention strategy