Telemedicine: the determination of fatal cardiovascular risk in internet users population

Abstract

This paper presents the assessment of fatal cardiovascular risk over a 10-year period and thereby popularising the European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease. The "Ryzyko" program is based on the algorithm publicated in the EurHJ (2003) 24, 987-1003. The program is available on www.ryzyko.amg.gda.pI. After entering personal data, each user is given an outcome and automatically generated recommendations, which involve changes in lifestyle and modification of risk factors or to contact a doctor. All the data and the results obtained are being collected on a server. Number of visits to the website -17,301. Percentage of visits with complete data -62%. Internet users who were advised to contact their doctor -80.7%. It is concluded that the program presented here functions well as an educational and screening system for cardiovascular disease