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World J Cardiol. Aug 26, 2013; 5(8): 288-294
Published online Aug 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i8.288
Patients with cardiac disease: Changes observed through last decade in out-patient clinics
Alberto Cordero, Vicente Bertomeu-Martínez, Pilar Mazón, Lorenzo Fácila, Juan Cosín, Vicente Bertomeu-González, Moisés Rodriguez, Eva Andrés, Enrique Galve, Iñaki Lekuona, Jose R González-Juanatey
Alberto Cordero, Vicente Bertomeu-Martínez, Pilar Mazón, Vicente Bertomeu-González, Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, 03550 Alicante, Spain
Lorenzo Fácila, Cardiology Department, Hospital General de Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain
Juan Cosín, Cardiology Department, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, 46015 Valencia, Spain
Moisés Rodriguez, Jose R González-Juanatey, Cardiology Department, Hospital Complejo Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Eva Andrés, Research Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de investigación 12 de Octubre (imas12), Ciber de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, 28080 Madrid, Spain
Eva Andrés, Cardiology Department, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
Enrique Galve, Cardiology Department, Hospital Valle Hebrón, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Iñaki Lekuona, Cardiology Department, Hospital Galdakano, 48960 Bilbao, Spain
Author contributions: Cordero A, Bertomeu-Martínez V and González-Juanatey JR designed research; Cordero A and Mazón P performed research; Andrés E and Rodriguez M contributed new reagents or analytic tools; Cordero A, Fácila L, Andrés E and Rodriguez M analyzed data; Cordero A, Bertomeu-Martínez V, Galve E, Lekuona I and González-Juanatey JR wrote the paper; all authors contributed to this paper.
Supported by An unrestricted grant of RECORDATI Laboratories, Spain
Correspondence to: Alberto Cordero, MD, PhD, FESC, Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Carretera Valencia-Alicante sn, San Juan de Alicante, 03550 Alicante, Spain. acorderofort@gmail.com
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Received: March 18, 2013
Revised: May 5, 2013
Accepted: August 4, 2013
Published online: August 26, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: Reduction in acute phase of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has lead to a progressive increase in patients with chronic CVD that are considered high-risk patients and mostly attended in outpatient clinics. The prevalence of all cardiovascular risk factors has increased in patients with CVD through last decade. Heart failure and atrial fibrillation have experienced the largest increases.