International Prevalence, Recognition, and Treatment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Outpatients With Atherothrombosis
Population
Outpatients with atherothrombosis
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Highlights global gaps in CV risk factor control in atherothrombosis; leaves open effective implementation strategies.
Key Points
- To assess the prevalence, recognition, and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors in outpatients with atherothrombosis.
- Analyzed a large, international database of outpatients with atherothrombosis.
- Evaluated the prevalence of classic cardiovascular risk factors and their treatment status.
- Classic cardiovascular risk factors are found to be common across many regions.
- Many patients are not receiving adequate treatment for these risk factors.
Structured PICO
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Population
Outpatients with atherothrombosis
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Outcome
Prevalence, recognition, and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors
Highlights a significant global gap in the treatment and control of classic cardiovascular risk factors among outpatients with atherothrombosis.
Cite This Study
Deepak L. Bhatt (2006) studied this question.