Researchers' Proposals


Assessment of Cardiovascular status of elderly people (health and disabled)


Division of Geriatry was based in 1st of July 2001 in the Health Sciences Centre of Debrecen University. Our first study pointed out, that the leading reason of mortality in the latest 8 years were cardiovascular diseases. We want to examine healthy and disabled elderly peoples cardiovascular status in a prospective study. The study should include people over 65 years, Standard 12 lead ECG, Cardiotens examinations, evaluation of risk factors like hypertension, smoking, hyperlipidaemia, to screen the people that need any intervention to avoid acut coronary syndromy.