Why the study?
Does pharmacological treatment based on perceived cardiovascular risk improve the control of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes in adults with cardiovascular risk factors?
Population
3,120 adults with at least one known cardiovascular risk factor or a history of cardiovascular diseases…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Inadequate risk factor control persists despite intensified therapy; leaves open whether targeted implementation strategies can improve real-world outcomes.
Does pharmacological treatment based on perceived cardiovascular risk improve the control of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes in adults with cardiovascular risk factors?
In everyday practice, pharmacological therapy for major cardiovascular risk factors is underused and control is largely unsatisfactory, even among high-risk patients.
Roccatagliata et al. (2006) studied this question.
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