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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Europe, being responsible for 46% of all fatalities. In Romania, cardiovascular diseases is causing 60% of deaths annually through ischemic heart disease and stroke. Mortality in these conditions in Romania is about 13 deaths per thousand inhabitants, compared to 10 deaths in the EU (2015) which puts Romania in first place among European countries. Cardiovascular diseases related costs are among the highest in all Europe, and they will intensify, given the upward trend in associated mortality. European Commission and World Health Organization estimate that more than four million deaths will be caused by cardiovascular diseases by 2030. Medical registries offer real world data about subsets of patients with specific diseases. Their utility both for public health and epidemiological research and for clinical practice is indisputable. Registries are vital in evaluating the impact a certain disease has on certain populations and in estimating the economic impact on society.
The project aim is to create a cardiac insufficiency registry in cardiovascular diseases and develop a risk model to identify the predictors of heart failure development in long-term acute myocardial infarction survivors. The project will be implemented in partnership with Haukeland University Hospital and University Hospital of North Norway Tromsø and will support the establishment of a cardiac insufficiency registry based on the Norwegian registry in cardiovascular diseases and develop a risk model that will identify and influence the population at risk with an objective to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases. The project will also increase the survival rate of patients who have suffered an acute myocardial infarction by acquisition of medical equipment, by training professional medical staff and by identifying and promoting a proactive therapeutic approach towards patients at risk of heart failure.