The research work developed by Patricia Mateo, resident doctor of the Geriatrics service of the Insular Hospital of Lanzarote, a center dependent on the Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands, obtained the second prize for the Best Original Work in the XV Conference of the Canary Association for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Risk (ASCARICA).
Under the title Cardiovascular risk factors in advanced chronic kidney disease, the communication of the Geriatrics resident concludes and shows that on the island of Lanzarote there is a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, especially high blood pressure in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (ACKD).
The study, developed in coordination with the Nephrology service of the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital, focuses on the importance of multidisciplinary work with great relevance of Primary Care in the prevention of deterioration of kidney function.
According to the specialists who have collaborated in the work, "comprehensive geriatric assessment is essential for a person-centered approach and to provide individualized responses to complex health problems". Precisely for this communication, Dr. Mateo observed about 60 patients from the Nephrology service of Molina Orosa, with advanced kidney disease who have other pathologies and different risk factors that limit their quality of life.
These are the first Conference of the Canary Association for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Risk that are held online due to the health situation caused by the pandemic. In the meeting, whose objective is the training of health professionals who work directly with patients, more than 60 experts participated and around 30 training presentations were presented.
