[Experience in conducting a multifactor ischemic heart disease prevention program (data from a cooperative study in Moscow and Kaunas]

A program of multi-factor prevention of ischemic heart disease (IHD) conducted in Moscow and Kaunas is briefly described. Preliminary data on the prevalence of IHD and its risk factors in the two towns are shown and data concerning arterial hypertension are analysed in detail. The preliminary results of measures of primary IHD prevention obtained in the first year of observation are reported. Regular treatment during the first year assisted in increasing the number of patients who were under medical care to 78% in Moscow and to 43% in Kaunas; the number of effectively treated patients increased to 48% in Moscow and to 56% in Kaunas.