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CARDIOLOGY
AND CARDIAC NURSING
3
rd
World Congress on
Cardiology Summit 2019
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics | Volume 3
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HIGH LEVELS OF RISK FACTORS BUT POOR SECONDARY PREVENTION
FOR PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN
JORDAN
Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi
American University of Madaba, Jordon
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econdary Prevention (SP) is a priority after coronary revascularization for effective long term cardiovascular
care. Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a major health problem in Jordan, but little is known about the cur-
rent provision of SP. We aimed to evaluate risk factors and explore the current provision of SP of CHD in public
hospitals in Jordan. A quantitative repeated measures research design was used using a quota sample of 180
patients during hospitalization post coronary revascularization and six months later from three interventional
hospitals following of the 180 patients at discharge, 77% were obese or overweight, 59% were smokers, 59%
had low levels of physical activity, 51% had elevated LDL, 58% had uncontrolled blood glucose and 11% had
uncontrolled Blood Pressure (BP). Of the 169 patients presenting at follow-up 75% were obese or overweight,
47% continued to smoke, 41% had low levels of physical activity, 64% had not controlled blood glucose and
25% had not controlled BP. There was no cardiac rehabilitation, or secondary prevention available post dis-
charge. Despite an extremely high prevalence of risk factors in this population, the provision of SP is poor,
which requires urgent improvement and the contribution of nurses’ to SP should be enhanced.
J Cardiovasc Med Ther 2019, Volume 3