Citation

Cook, Sarah; Malyutina, Sofia; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V.; Averina, Maria; Bobrova, Natalia; Boytsov, Sergey; Brage, Soren; Clark, Taane G.; Benavente, Ernest Diaz; & Eggen, Anne Elise, et al. (2018). Know Your Heart: Rationale, Design and Conduct of a Cross-Sectional Study of Cardiovascular Structure, Function and Risk Factors in 4500 Men and Women Aged 35-69 Years from Two Russian Cities, 2015-18. Wellcome Open Research, 3(67). PMCID: PMC6073094

Abstract

Russia has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the world. The International Project on Cardiovascular Disease in Russia (IPCDR) was set up to understand the reasons for this. A substantial component of this study was the Know Your Heart Study devoted to characterising the nature and causes of cardiovascular disease in Russia by conducting large cross-sectional surveys in two Russian cities Novosibirsk and Arkhangelsk. The study population was 4542 men and women aged 35-69 years recruited from the general population. Fieldwork took place between 2015-18. There were two study components: 1) a baseline interview to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors, usually conducted at home, and 2) a comprehensive health check at a primary care clinic which included detailed examination of the cardiovascular system. In this paper we describe in detail the rationale for, design and conduct of these studies.

URL

10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14619.2

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2018

Journal Title

Wellcome Open Research

Author(s)

Cook, Sarah
Malyutina, Sofia
Kudryavtsev, Alexander V.
Averina, Maria
Bobrova, Natalia
Boytsov, Sergey
Brage, Soren
Clark, Taane G.
Benavente, Ernest Diaz
Eggen, Anne Elise
Hopstock, Laila A.
Hughes, Alun
Johansen, Heidi
Kholmatova, Kamila
Kichigina, Anastasiya
Kontsevaya, Anna
Kornev, Michael
Leong, Darryl
Magnus, Per
Mathiesen, Ellisiv
McKee, Martin
Morgan, Katy
Nilssen, Odd
Plakhov, Ilya
Quint, Jennifer K.
Rapala, Alicja
Ryabikov, Andrey
Saburova, Lyudmila
Schirmer, Henrik
Shapkina, Marina
Shiekh, Suhail
Shkolnikov, Vladimir M.
Stylidis, Michael
Voevoda, Michael
Westgate, Kate
Leon, David A.

PMCID

PMC6073094