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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral

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CISNEROS SANCHEZ, Liliam Gretel  and  CARRAZANA GARCES, Ediunys. Risk factors in ischemic heart disease. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2013, vol.29, n.4, pp.369-378. ISSN 0864-2125.

Introduction: coronary artery disease is one of the main causes of mortality worldwide. An important role in the physiopathology of this disease is played by the development and progression of coronary artherosclerosis which is closely related to certain life habits and individual characteristics known as risk factors. Objective: to provide the primary health care professionals with an updating on the risk factors of ischemic heart disease. Method: a literature review including medical books and scientific articles from on line journals was made through the use of information searchers. It was possible to have access to several sources of information such as databases, electronic books, electronic journals, etc from Infomed and Internet. Finally, a critical analysis of the topic, supported on the findings of this literature, was made. Discussion: the situation of cardiovascular diseases worldwide has undergone several phases according to the social and economic development of the nations and the increase of the incidence of a number of factors affecting in different ways the occurrence of ischemic heart disease. Conclusions: it is important to know about the influence of each cardiovascular risk factor over the occurrence of ischemic heart disease in order to draw strategies for their control and to prevent the disease.

Keywords : risk factors; ischemic heart disease; coronary artherosclerosis.

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