Diabète et maladies cardiovasculaires - Prévention en pratique médicale

Congestive heart failure (français)

While the number of hospitalizations for myocardial infarction (heart attack) has been falling by 1% a year, hospitalizations for heart failure have risen by 21% in Montréal since 1990. In-hospital mortality stands at 12%, the average length of hospital stay is 14 days, and re-admissions are frequent.

The most frequent causes of relapse are improper observance of treatment, poorly controlled hypertension, other heart problems, and infections.

How can we talk about prevention? Simply by examining the causes, i.e. ischaemic heart disease, high blood pressure, cardiomyopathies, diabetes, and valvulopathies. Since the first two conditions are the most frequently associated, we believe that there is a link between strategies for preventing ischaemic heart disease and the prevention of heart failure.