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January 1, 2010Scripta MedicaOpen Access

Implementation of secondary prevention methodologies in ischemic heart disease

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Patients with established ischemic heart disease and those at very high risk of developing ischemic heart…

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NWNathan D WongDVDuško VulićMŠMarko Šobot

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Overview

Persistent gaps in IHD risk factor control signal need for closer monitoring; leaves open effective strategies to align practice with secondary prevention guidelines.

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Population
Patients with established ischemic heart disease (IHD) and those at very high risk of developing ischemic heart disease
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Intervention
Secondary prevention methodologies including lifestyle modification and cardioprotective drug therapies

There is an urgent need for improved implementation of secondary prevention guidelines, as a large proportion of patients with ischemic heart disease remain suboptimally treated with lifestyle modifications and cardioprotective medications.

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Wong et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fa43f31c606dfff260370https://doi.org/10.5937/scrimed1001029w
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