[Use of personal computers for early detection of cardiovascular pathology among industrial workers]

The results are provided on the development and introduction of automated working places on the basis of personal computers for the prevention, follow-up and treatment of patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) at an industrial enterprise. The process of identifying persons with AH and IHD is automatized. Automated working places on ECG processing, assessment of central and cerebral hemodynamic parameters are introduced. Information load has been developed in the form of a computer game for identifying persons with early stages of AH. A base has been created for storage of the results of regular medical check-ups. The complex has been tested during 2 years in the settings of a health unit at the Lenin tractor plant in Minsk. As a result of comprehensive measures, provisional functional diagnosis expenditures were reduced by 30-70%. Losses due to temporary disability as a result of circulatory diseases were reduced by 26%.