Vv. Konstantinov et al., CHANGES IN ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE AND RIS K-FACTORS AMONG MALE-POPULATION OF MOSCOW FROM 1985 TO 1995, Terapevticeskij arhiv, 69(1), 1997, pp. 12-14
The trends in prevalence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and risk fact
ors for 1985-1995 have been studied on random representative samples o
f male population from Moscow. For the decade studied IHD incidence in
creased, especially in younger males. Changes in IHD risk factors were
the following: systolic and diastolic pressures were on the increase,
HDLP cholesterol and total cholesterol in the blood lowered, total tr
iglycerides were unchanged, incidence of smoking remained high.