Regionaaihaigia
1-Ir. Peep Pctcrson Tallinnas, 3 1. 12.2022
‘l’ervisc-ja töörninister
Sotsiaalministeerium
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Lp. Tcrvise- ja lööminister!
Kcsolevaga saadan Teile edasi mirgukirja, mis pärincb maist 2022 ning mis ailkirjastati
l3alti Stidamepuudulikkusc Kongressil köikidc I3alti riikide kardioloogide seitside
stidamepuudulikkuse töögruppide juhtide poolt. Kardiovaskulaarhaigused on jätkuvait
surma pöhjusena esikohal köigis Balti riikides ning surcmus neisse haigustesse on I3alti
riikides oluliseit körgem kui Euroopa Liidus tcrvikuna. Antud märgukiri kutsub Balti
riikide valitsusi toetama Euroopa Kardioloogide Seitsi Eurol-Ieart projekti
(https://www.escardio.org/Research/euroheart), kogumaks olulisi andmcid
kardiovaskulaarhaiguste cpidemioloogiast ja ravist, parandarnaks
kardiovaskulaarhaiguste ravikvaliteeti ja seeläbi haigetc prognoosi. Lisaks kutsuh
märgukiri Balti riike tiles koostama ka iga-aastast kardiovaskulaarsetc haiguste raportit,
mis vöimaldaks lisaks epidemioloogiliste andmetc kogumisele ka riikide andmetc
vördlustja seeläbi koostöö töhustamist kardiovaskulaarhaigustc prcventsioonisja ravis.
Loodan väga, et lciate aega märgukirjaga tutvuda. Oleme valmis Teile sobival ajal Teiega
kohturna, arutamaks riigi vöimalusi antud projektide toetamiscl.
Ette tänades a tegusal uut aastat soovides,
Pentti Pöder, MI), PhI)
Ecsti Kardioloogide Selts
Stidamcpuudulikkuse töögrupi juht
Pöhja-Eesti Regionaaihaigia
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Baltic Heart Failure and Arrhythmia meeting 2022, Viinius, May 27-28
CaII to Action
Viinius, Lithuania
2022-05-28
BaItic Heart Failure and Arrhythmia meeting 2022, VInius, May 27-28 uniting professionais of cardiovascular
diseases of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, in their biannual event together with representative of Ministry of
Health care of Lithuania,
Stressing, that
O Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are primarv cause of death in Baltic countries,
O Mortality rates in Baltic countries from CVD are significantly higher thari average in EU countries,
O Significantly higher than EU average rates of thirty-day mortality after admission to hospital for a
heart attack and stroke show the need to further mprove quality of health care for these life
threatening conditions.
Recognizing, that BaItic countries did make sign,ficant progress in modernizing CVD treatment, both in
hospitais and in preventive care during past decade, stili despite the progress achieved there is need
for further signiflcant improvements in CVD treatment.
Understanding, that Iow hanging fruits are aiready harvested, and concerted actions of Governments
countries and professional communities are needed to reach for next frontier in quality of health
care services for CVD.
Recognizing importance of cross border cooperation and taking advantage of proven data-driven quality
management practices,
The Societies of Cardiology of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia hereby, caII Ministries of Health and
Governments of Baltic countnes to take following practica steps to create a feedback Ioop of perpetual
monitoring, analysis, and response, which wiII Iay down foundations of constant improvement of CVD health
care services
O To take immediate steps to ensure high quality and extensive data gathering on CVD health services,
recording data points of health condition, treatment, and processes. Congress fully endorses
EuroHeart project, which brings more than 10 years of experience of Scandinavian CVD data
collection and quality management and provides readily available foundation for data collection.
Congress urges Ministries of Heafth to endorse impiementation of the EuroHeart project in
respective countries without delay.
O To ensure annual reporting on the CVD status in respective countries, including risk factors,
management of quality of CVD health services, planned actions, their impiementation status and
observed results. Congress calls for Baltic countries to agree on Annual CVD Report for Baltic
countries, which would ensure greater impact and better collaboration.
O To set the tradition for Health ministries of Baltic states to make extensive response to such annual
CVD reports, discussing findings and announcing corrective action plans and discuss those with
Cardiobgy societies of respective countries or explore cross-border formats.
Cardiology societies of respective countries stand ready to engage in dialogue of the process and commit to
provide fuil support of CVD professionais for these actions.
On behalf of the Lithuanian Society of Cardiology
Signed by
the Latvian Society of Cardiology
Signed by
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