Abstract
Background: Non-communicable diseases are one of the leading causes of death in Vietnam. This situation in North Vietnam has not been well documented for the last 10 years. Objective: to characterize patients admitted to the cardiology outpatient consultation of Hung Vuong Hospital in terms of key demographic variables, prevalence of common risk factors and cardiovascular diseases, and the interaction between them. Method: the research was a cross-sectional descriptive study of 2,054 patients from October 2021 to April 2022. Results: The mean age of the patients was 56.36 years, with a predominance of females (55.89%). The main cardiovascular risk factors were arterial hypertension (high prevalence, 57.16%), dyslipidemia (33.3%), and smoking (20.84%). The main diagnoses at admission were high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, heart failure, valvular disease, and arrhythmia with 28.04%, 15.48%, 10.13%, 5.65%, and 5.11%, respectively. A high proportion of patients with hypertension did not have adequate control of it (62.27%). Only 11.5 % of the patients had optimal levels of LDL-C corresponding to cardiovascular risk. The prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction was high (54.33%), which occurred in a higher percentage in 59.85% compared to men 44.74% (p=0,002). Conclusions: The levels in terms of prevalence, knowledge, and control of arterial hypertension are worrying. Smoking prevalence was also high. Most of the patients with a history of coronary artery disease had elevated LDL-C levels. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction predominated mainly in women.
