Lifestyle and risk factor management in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease. A report from the European Society of Cardiology European Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention by Intervention to Reduce Events (EUROASPIRE) IV cross-sectional survey in 14 European regions
Population
4,579 patients without a history of atherosclerotic disease started on blood pressure and/or lipid and/or…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Overview
Persistent gaps in primary care guideline adherence for high-risk patients; leaves open effective implementation strategies.
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Population
4,579 patients without a history of atherosclerotic disease started on blood pressure and/or lipid and/or glucose-lowering treatments, mean age 58.8, 58.7% women, from 71 centres in 14 European countries.
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Outcome
Proportion of patients achieving 2012 Joint European Societies' guidelines targets for cardiovascular disease prevention (blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol, HbA1c, and lifestyle factors)surrogate
A large proportion of patients at high CVD risk in Europe have unhealthy lifestyle habits and uncontrolled risk factors, highlighting a significant gap in primary prevention implementation.
Cite This Study
Kotseva et al. (2016) studied this question.