Wydawnictwo Akademii Bialskiej (WU)

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Przeglądanie Wydawnictwo Akademii Bialskiej (WU) według Temat "abdominal aortic aneurysm"
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    Epidemiological analysis of potential risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysms - preliminary results
    (Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa im. Papieża Jana Pawła II w Białej Podlaskiej, 2013) Karwowska, Alicja ; Gacko, Marek ; Milewska, Anna ; Karczewski, Jan
    Abdominal aortic aneurysms are an important clinical problem due to both increasing the frequency of their occurrence and the occurring complications threatening the immediate loss of life. Risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm are: older age, sex, inherited tendencies, genetic predisposition, Ehlers Danlos syndrome, smoking, alcohol consumption, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, caucasian race, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease. The aim of the study was the assessment of the dietary habits and healthy and unhealty behaviors of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms and identify potential risk factors for this disease. The investigated group consisted of all patients of Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantology of Clinical Hospital of the Medical University in Bialystok, diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm over the past 12 months. Assessment of the dietary habits and health behaviors of patients was carried out by using a diagnostic survey with an anonymous questionnaire, based on the recommendations of the Institute of Food and Nutrition and Cardiology Institute in Warsaw. Half of people surveyed were overweight, and 15% were obese. Patients’ BMI correlates with the size of the aneurysmal extension and the number of comorbidities. Only a small percentage of patients apply the principles of proper nutrition and admits that changing negative habits took place only after a diagnosis of the disease. Most people diagnosed with abdominal aortic aneurysm is or was addicted to nicotine and consumed alcohol in increasing quantities. All cases of abdominal aortic aneurysm coexisted with additional chronic disease entities. Most often reported were hypertension, atherosclerosis and heart failure.