CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN PERSONS OLDER THAN 55 YEARS. PREVALENCE AND PROGNOSIS

Aim. To study prevalence of various types of coronary heart disease (CHD) and their prognostic value in men and women older than 55 y.o.Material and methods. We used the data from selections of previously diagnosed persons. Totally 1875 included, with response at 64% level. All persons were questionnaired by the standard survey, that included social and demographic data, anamnesis, Rose questionnaire, behaviour. All patients underwent ECG 12 leads. ECG analysis was done with Minnesota conding system.Results. Every 4th male and every 3rd female revealed angina pectoris by the Rose questionnaire, and 9,5% men and 2,7% women had anamnesis of infarction. Ischemic changes on ECG more often in women — 15,6% vs. 10,0% (p