Clinical Outcome Of Cardio Clinic Yambol. The Use Of Inter-Hospital Cooperation

Abstract

Cardiovascular mortality in Bulgaria still marks а high rate – above EU’s average. Regions without tertiary cardiac care in the country have registered 27% higher relative risk of cardiovascular death. Cardio Clinic Yambol of the Bulgarian Cardiac Institute is equipped for urgent and elective treatment of the major cardiovascular diseases. It operates 24/7, entirely ESC guidelines confirmed. Projected and established by leading EU specialists, the hospital has a privately-managed fleet of ambulances for timely transfer for interventional treatment. So far Cardio Clinic Yambol has hospitalized 2,258 patients, over 9,000 have been examined. 70% of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) from Sliven District at Cardio Clinic Yambol have been referred to by MHAT „Dr Ivan Seliminski“, which confirms the key importance of the hospital for the region and of inter-hospital cooperation.