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World J Cardiol. Jul 26, 2023; 15(7): 342-353
Published online Jul 26, 2023. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v15.i7.342
Risk factors in cardiovascular patients: Challenges and opportunities to improve secondary prevention
Rahima Gabulova, Anna Marzà-Florensa, Uzeyir Rahimov, Mahluga Isayeva, Shahana Alasgarli, Afag Musayeva, Sona Gahramanova, Firdovsi Ibrahimov, Farid Aliyev, Galib Imanov, Rahmana Rasulova, Ilonca Vaartjes, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Ian Graham, Diederick E Grobbee
Rahima Gabulova, Sona Gahramanova, Teaching-Therapeutical Hospital, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku AZ1022, Azerbaijan
Anna Marzà-Florensa, Ilonca Vaartjes, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Diederick E Grobbee, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3508 GA, Netherlands
Uzeyir Rahimov, Department of Cardiology, Baku Medical Plaza, Baku AZ1014, Azerbaijan
Mahluga Isayeva, Department of CHD and Arrhythmias, Scientific-Research Institute of Cardiology, Baku AZ1072, Azerbaijan
Shahana Alasgarli, Firdovsi Ibrahimov, Department of Cardiology, Central Clinic Hospital, Baku AZ1006, Azerbaijan
Afag Musayeva, Farid Aliyev, Heart Center, Baku Health Center, Baku AZ1072, Azerbaijan
Galib Imanov, Teaching-Surgical Hospital, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku AZ1022, Azerbaijan
Rahmana Rasulova, Department of Public Health, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku AZ1022, Azerbaijan
Ian Graham, Department of Cardiology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin Dublin-2, Ireland
Author contributions: Gabulova R analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Marzà-Florensa A was involved in all stages of developing the final version of the manuscript; Rahimov U, Isayeva M, Alasgarli S, Musayeva A, Gahramanova S, Ibrahimov F, Aliyev F, and Imanov G collected the clinical data and contributed equally to this work; Rasulova R analyzed the data; Vaartjes I and Klipstein-Grobusch K critically reviewed the manuscript; Graham I and Grobbee DE designed the research study and critically reviewed the work; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethic Committee of The National Cardiac Society of Azerbaijan (No. 01/2022).
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interests to disclose. SURF II is conducted within the framework of the ESC Prevention of CVD Programme, led by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC).
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Rahima Gabulova, MD, PhD, FESC, Associate Professor, Teaching-Therapeutical Hospital, Azerbaijan Medical University, 100 Mardanov Brothers, Baku AZ1022, Azerbaijan. rahima.gabulova@gmail.com
Received: March 25, 2023
Peer-review started: March 25, 2023
First decision: June 1, 2023
Revised: June 14, 2023
Accepted: July 3, 2023
Article in press: July 3, 2023
Published online: July 26, 2023
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Core Tip: The article stresses the value of audit studies in clinical practice. It confirms that the control rate of major cardiovascular risk factors is insufficient and stresses the importance of an individual approach to the secondary prevention of atherosclerotic coronary heart disease, considering patients' gender, comorbidities, cultural peculiarities, and the region of their residence.