{"id":18181,"date":"2024-09-01T23:48:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&p=18181"},"modified":"2024-09-01T23:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:48:42","slug":"international-interaspire-study-published-in-european-heart-journal-reveals-major-gaps-in-preventive-care-for-coronary-heart-disease-patients","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/international-interaspire-study-published-in-european-heart-journal-reveals-major-gaps-in-preventive-care-for-coronary-heart-disease-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"International INTERASPIRE Study published in European Heart Journal reveals major gaps in Preventive Care for Coronary Heart Disease Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press release originally published here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

INTERASPIRE, a groundbreaking international study, has revealed serious gaps in the implementation of guideline standards for secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Conducted from 2020 to 2023, the study involved over 4,500 patients, principally admitted to hospital with an acute heart attack, across 14 countries and all 6 WHO regions, providing real world evidence on the urgent need for improved healthcare systems to deliver effective evidence based preventive care.<\/p>\n

The study targeted adults who were hospitalised due to incident or recurrent CHD and were followed up about a year after their hospital event. Participants underwent a face-to-face standardised interview and examination, including blood sampling, with all blood variables analysed at a central laboratory with long term storage of plasma, serum and whole blood. All statistical analyses are age and sex standardised. In addition, the INTERASPIRE study was led by a group of researchers based at the Irish National Institute for Cardiovascular Health and Prevention (NIPC) and the University of Galway School of Medicine; both located in Galway, Ireland.<\/p>\n

The INTERASPIRE study is now published as a Fast Track scientific paper in the European Heart Journal [<\/strong>LINK TO PUBLICATION<\/strong><\/a>]<\/strong>\u00a0 to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology Congress (August 30th<\/sup> \u2013 September 2nd<\/sup>) in London, UK, the largest annual meeting of cardiologists and related health professionals in the world.<\/p>\n

The INTERASPIRE study showed wide variation in attainment of risk factor targets between countries by comparison with guideline standards on CVD prevention and key findings included:<\/p>\n