[Clinical epidemiologic study of 277 patients with gallstones, treated at the Gastroenterology Unit of the Emergency Hospital of Bacau County, in 2006-2008]. / Cercetari clinico-epidemiologice privind evolutia unui lot de 277 bolnavi cu litiaza a veziculei biliare, asistati in serviciul de gastroenterologie din Spitalul Judetean de Urgenta Bacau, in perioada 2006-2008.

A sample of 277 cases admitted for gallstones was studied between September 2006 and August 2008. The purpose of the study was the investigation of gallstones with or without other pathologies, which have a connection with gallbladder diseases. Paraclinical investigations were necessary to monitor the diagnosis and complications.

[Clinical epidemiologic investigation to assess the prevalence of risk factors in essential arterial hypertension, on a sample of 1219 patients from Bacau County]. / Cercetari clinico-epidemiologice pentru evaluarea prevalentei factorilor de risc in hipertensiunea arteriala esentiala, pe un lot de 1219 pacienti din municipiul Bacau.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical epidemiological study, carried out during 2006-2008, on a sample of 1219 patients in preventive therapeutic follow-up in three offices of family practice; 49.3% males and 50.6% females, 80.3% from urban and 19.6% from rural, included in 6 occupational categories. RESULTS: The prevalence of familial antecedent at cardiovascular risk was, for those three FP offices: arterial hypertension (AHT) - 66.9% (A); 52.0% (B), and 64.8% (C); chronic ischemic cardiopathy (CIC) - 71.5% (A); 70.9% (B), and 67.9% (C); myocardial infarction (MI) - 20.8% (A); 24.4% (B), and 25.7% (C); diabetes mellitus (DM)- 24.1% (A); 36.2% (B), and 38.6% (C); obesity - 55.5% (A); 67.8% (B), and 65.7% (C); dyslipidemia - 66.6% (A); 59.9% (B), and 64.1% (C). Personal pathological antecedents, for all the FP offices, the prevalence values were: dyslipidemia - 84.4; AHT - 80.7; CIC - 63.1; obesity - 53.4; MI - 30.6; DM - 31.2; rhythm troubles - 17.4; cardiac failure - 7.9; stroke - 7.6%.

[Retroprospective clinical epidemiological research on a sample of 2888 inpatients admitted for essential arterial hypertension and its complications, in Bacau County, between 1996-2007]. / Cercetari clinico-epidemiologice, retroprospective, pe un lot de 2888 bolnavi spitalizati pentru hipertensiune arteriala esentiala si complicatiile sale, in judetul Bacau, in perioada 1996-2007.

UNLABELLED: Clinical epidemiological studies bring important information for prevention programmes elaboration, in order to reduce the severe impact of essential arterial hypertension (EAHT) on certain significant proportions of population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Result of clinical epidemiological studies on a sample of 2888 inpatients are exposed; 1258 males, 1630 females; 1554 form urban and 1334 from rural areas; 729 from age groups < 15-30 and 2159 from 31 to = 60. RESULTS: Prevalence of hospitalized cases was greater in females (56.5 / 43.5) and urban area (53.8/46.2); 52.2% belonged to age groups < 15 to 30 and 74.8%, 31 - = 60; 51.4% workers from industry and agriculture. Clinical forms: Ist degree--40.2%; IInd--31.4% ; IIIrd--16.3% and only systolic EAHT--11.9%. COMPLICATIONS: ischemic cardiac disease--54%; stroke--14.5%; periphery vascular disease--25%. A percent of 49.1 needed 6-10 days for one hospitalization and 21.1, 11-15 days.

[Contributions to the knowledge of clinical and epidemiological features of essential arterial hypertension in Moldavia, Romania]. / Contributii la cunoasterea particularitatilor clinico-epidemiologice ale hipertensiunii arteriale esentiale intro arie geografica din Moldova.

UNLABELLED: Multi-factorial etiology of essential arterial hypertension (EAHT) can benefit of new data by studies which allow a better knowledge of risk factors and their involvement in the disease pathogenesis. Increase in the prevalence values of EAHT and, as a consequence, of its grave complications, represents the major objectives of prevention programmes. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Authors present a clinical epidemiological study on a sample of 932 patients, 441 men and 491 women, aged from 18 to over 65; 876 from urban area and 56 from rural. RESULTS: Familial antecedents with risk for AHT were assessed: EAHT (36.7%), ischemic cardiopathy (13.3%), myocardial infarct (13.7%), stroke (15%), diabetes mellitus (13.2%), obesity (27.5%), and dyslipidemia (31.8%), as well as body mass index (BMI)--34.9% overweight persons and 32.9% suffering from obesity; repartition on blood groups, behaviour type (A--67.8%), sedentary lifestyle (35.8%), stress (extra-familial--32.1%), active tobacco smoking (52.1%), excess coffee (> 3 cup daily--35.7%), alcohol (10.1%) and salt (31.0%) consumption. Paraclinical investigations included: blood pressure measurement, ECG, and echocardiography. Laboratory results showed hyperglycemia in 17.8% of cases, hypercholesterolemia--70.0% (hypo-HDL--54.3%, hyper-LDL--63.0%), and hypertriglyceridemia in 70.7%.