Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Ciljevi istraživanja: Utvrditi koliki je postotak pacijenata koji imaju kardiološku bolest, a ne uzimaju terapiju. Utvrditi je li FA na području Osječko-baranjske županije povezana s razvojem moždanog udara te utvrditi koliko pacijenata ima rizične faktore za razvoj moždanog udara. Nacrt studije: Istraživanje je provedeno kao presječno istraživanje s povijesnim podacima. Sudionici i metode: U istraživanju su sudjelovali pacijenti s Objedninjenog hitnog bolničkog prijema i Klinike za neurologiju u Osijeku. Primljeni su na Kliniku za neurologiju zbog moždanog udara ili zbog sumnje na isti. Svakom pacijentu uzeti su anamnestički podaci (spol, dob, zaposlenost, kardiološke bolesti, terapija, djagnostičke metode te rezultati dijagnostičkih metoda). Rezultati: Od svih pacijenata koji su preboljeli moždani udar, njih 73 (36,7 %) imalo je ishemijski moždani udar, a njih 15 (7,5 %) imalo je hemoragijski moždani udar. FA najčešći je uzročnik ishemijskog moždanog udara. U ovom istraživanju njih 23 (23,7 %) imalo je FA i razvilo je moždani udar. Kardiovaskularnu bolest ima 181 (92,5 %) pacijent što nam ukazuje na važnu korelaciju s moždanim udarima. Kardiološka terapija jedan je od najvažnijih čimbenika u prevenciji moždanog udara. Od 200 pacijenata, točnije, njih 151 (87,3 %) uzima antihipertenzive, a 51 (25,5%) uzima Andol kao preventivnu terapiju. Zaključak: FA jedan je od vodećih uzroka moždanog udara. U odnosu na oblik moždanog udara, u istraživanom periodu, više je pacijenata s ishemijskim moždanim udarom.Objectives: The aim of this paper was to determine the percentage of the patients who suffer from cardiac disease, but do not take the prescribed therapy. Furthermore, the aim was to determine whether there is correlation between atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke in Osijek-Baranja County, and to determine how many patients have risk factors to develop stroke. Study design: The research was carried out as across-cutting study based on historical data. Participants and methods: The study included patients from Unified Emergency Hospital Admission Centre and the Clinic for Neurology at the University Hospital Centre Osijek, in Osijek, who were hospitalised at the Clinic for Neurology because they suffered stroke, or they were in risk of developing one. Anamnestic data was taken from each patient individually (gender, age, employment information, cardiac disease history, regular therapy, diagnostic methods and the results of diagnostic methods). Results: Out of a total of 200 patients who suffered stroke, 73 (36.7%) of them had ischemic stroke, and 15 (7.5%) had haemorrhagic stroke. AF is the most common cause of ischemic stroke. In this research, 23 (23.7%) patients had AF and developed stroke. Cardiovascular disease was diagnosed in 181 (92.5%) patients, whichemphasises the correlation with strokes. Cardiac therapy is one of the most important factors in stroke prevention. There were 151 (87.3 %) patients who took antihypertensive therapy, and 51 (25.5%) who took Andol® as a preventive therapy. Conclusion: There are more patients who developed ischemic stroke, than those who developed hemorrhagic stroke. AF is one of the leading causes of stroke