Prevention of cardiovascular diseases saves thousands of lives every year, prevents serious complications in the form of heart attacks, strokes, etc.

We invite everyone interested to watch the video of the seminar

PRO CARDIO PREVENTION: Part 2, held on December 18, 2022 with the support of PROGRESSPLATFORM.

LECTURERS:

Cherska Mariia - doctor of Medical Sciences, cardiologist, therapist of the highest category, head of the consultative and diagnostic Department of the «V. P. Komissarenko Institute of Endocrinology and metabolism of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine».

Kukharchuk Khrystyna - candidate of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Family Medicine of the 1st category, Doctor of functional diagnostics of the consultative and diagnostic Department of the state institution «V. P. Komissarenko Institute of Endocrinology and metabolism of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine».

Haiova Olha - doctor of functional diagnostics of the consultative and diagnostic Department of the state institution «V. P. Komissarenko Institute of Endocrinology and metabolism of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine», therapist of the 1st category.

 WORKSHOP PROGRAM:

• Recommendations for cardiovascular prevention in various categories of patients – doctor of Medical Sciences, cardiologist Mariia Cherska.

• Carotid artery screening: why, to whom and when – candidate of Medical Sciences, functional diagnostics doctor Khrystyna Kukharchuk.

• Statins, ezetimibe, fenofibrate or omega-3: when, to whom and what to choose on clinical examples – Doctor of Medical Sciences, cardiologist Mariia Cherska.

• Physical activity and the Mediterranean diet: is it always effective? - doctor of functional diagnostics, family doctor Olha Haiova.

After watching the workshop, you will learn:

• what is primary and secondary cardioprophylaxis;

• what scales and methods for assessing cardiovascular risk exist;

• what scale and when to use in different patient categories;

• who should be prescribed antiplatelet drugs for primary prevention, and who should not;

• who needs statins and who doesn't even need antihypertensive medications;

• when to make a decision about prevention and treatment when screening carotid arteries;

• what is atherosclerotic plaque, classification and determination of the degree of stenosis (using examples);

• how to choose drugs for lipid-lowering therapy;

• how to effectively introduce physical activity and a balanced diet into the patient's daily life

and a lot of other useful information!

We invite you to view it!