[A Single Preventive Counseling in the Hospital Does Not Improve the Prognosis of Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention].

UNLABELLED

The purpose of the study "Invasive Techniques for the treatment of atherosclerosis: the effectiveness of secondary preventive intervention" (IMLA-TRAC) - long-term efficacy of single preventive counseling of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in a stationary treatment for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

MATERIAL AND METHODS

In a prospective, randomized, controlled trial included 160 patients with coronary artery disease who underwent PCI between the ages of 38 to 87 years (mean age 59,43+/-8,94 years, 81.9% male). Included in the study, patients were randomized in a ratio of 1: 1 into 2 groups - the primary (n=80) and control (n=80). Patients in both groups received standard hospital treatment and hospital doctors recommendations. In addition to these patients of the main group carried out a preventive educational program After being discharged from hospital patients in both groups were followed for 12 months.

RESULTS

The study showed that a single prevention counseling, conducted in patients with coronary heart disease at the stage of hospital treatment over a planned or emergency PCI, does not provide a stable positive dynamics of the main risk factors and has no effect on mortality and combined end point. There is only a small positive dynamics of individual indicators, for example, significantly lower intake of saturated fats, an increase in adherence to treatment, in particular, receive aspirin.

CONCLUSION

Further studies are needed to determine the most effective models for preventive intervention in patients with coronary artery disease, which can start in a hospital, but should continue on an outpatient or remote formats.