Key result
A systematic cardiovascular disease risk reduction strategy piloted for 3 months reduced smoking rates from 38% to 35% and slightly decreased blood pressure.
Why the study?
Does a systematic CVD risk reduction package improve preventive drug use and lifestyle factors in high-risk subjects in primary healthcare?
Population
153 subjects aged 40-74 years with a calculated 10-year CVD risk of 20% or higher from a rural primary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for primary care CVD prevention; should not yet change practice without randomized confirmation.
Does a systematic CVD risk reduction package improve preventive drug use and lifestyle factors in high-risk subjects in primary healthcare?
Absolute Event Rate: 35% vs 38%
A holistic CVD risk reduction approach showed preliminary feasibility and modest short-term effects on risk factors in a rural Chinese primary healthcare setting.
Zou et al. (2014) studied High cardiovascular disease risk (n=153). Systematic CVD risk reduction package was evaluated on Smoking rates. A systematic cardiovascular disease risk reduction strategy piloted for 3 months reduced smoking rates from 38% to 35% and slightly decreased blood pressure.