Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardio-Vascular Diseases: Main Directions of a National Multicenter Study in Tajikistan

Data on goals and tasks of the prospective national study of detection of risk factors as well as of realization of primary and secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease in the Republic Tajikistan are presented in this paper. According to protocol the study has two stages. Stage 1 is a single step (cross sectional) clinico-epidemiological study with 1000 participants with arterial hypertension and ischemic heart disease (n=1000) from 4 cities - regional republican centers. Socio-demographic parameters and main risk factors of development of these diseases in working age men and women will be investigated at this stage. Efficacy of complex preventive, medical and surgical interventions will be assessed at stage 2 in a prospective comparative randomized study with duration of 3 years. Final results will be available in 2016.