1. Comparison of secondary prevention in coronary heart disease patients living in rural and urban areas
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Salih Kılıç, Erhan Saraçoğlu, Yusuf Çekici, Arafat Yıldırım, Zülfiye Kuzu, Dilara Deniz Kılıç, and Meral Kayıkçıoglu
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coronary heart disease ,rural ,secondary prevention ,urban. ,Medicine ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess differences between urban and rural patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) with respect to secondary prevention. Methods: This cross-sectional study included all consecutive patients diagnosed with CHD at 2 cardiology clinics between January 2016 and January 2017. The demographic characteristics and laboratory parameters were recorded at routine control visits. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to residence based on their statements: urban (n=1752) and rural (n=456). Results: The median age of the patients was 64 years (interquartile range: 12 years). A mean of 4.1+-2.1 years had passed after the first (index) coronary event. It was determined that 22.2% of the patients continued to smoke. The rate of quitting was significantly higher in the urban group (20.5% vs. 11.2%; p
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- 2019
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