A survey of the opinions and attitudes of general practitioners in Kaunas to the prevention of ischaemic heart disease.

Fifty-four general practitioners were sent questionnaires inquiring into their attitudes to various aspects of preventive medicine and to primary prevention of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Besides, their opinions were questioned about three risk factors of IHD (arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, impaired glucose tolerance), and these factors' values above which drug therapy should be started. It was found that the physicians tended to start drug therapy already at fairly low values of the three risk factors. A survey repeated after extensive preventive study among the population revealed no marked changes in the opinions of the practitioners questioned.