Cardiology & Vascular Research
ISSN: 2577-655X | DOI: 10.64030/2577-655X
Coulibaly S, Traore D, Konaté M, Koné N, Sy D, Sako M, Elysée Dangbui RK, Bah HO, Sangaré M, Goita IS, Landouré S, Nyanké R and Soukho AK
Objective: The aim of the study was to screen for cardiovascular risk factors in patients admitted to the internal medicine department of the Point G University Hospital.
Methodology: This was a descriptive study from December 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022, involving all patients hospitalized in the internal medicine department during the study period. The Framingham score, the SCORE2 tool, and the 2-OP score tool (elderly) were used to assess overall cardiovascular risk.
Results: Our sample consisted of 140 patients out of 231, or 60.61%, with a sex ratio of 1.1. The age group of 50 to 60 years represented 34.30% of cases. The cardiovascular risk factors of the patients were diabetes (58.6%); high blood pressure (44.3%), smoking (19.3%) and obesity (8.5%); Patients practiced regular physical activity in 22.1% of cases. According to the Framingham score, 42.9% of patients had a very high cardiovascular risk; 38.6% had a high cardiovascular risk.
Conclusion: Cardiovascular risk factors constitute a major public health problem. Early detection measures for cardiovascular risk could reduce morbidity and mortality linked to cardiovascular diseases.