Why the study?
What is the rate of therapeutic goal attainment for blood pressure and LDL-C in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension and dyslipidemia?
Population
>41,000 newly diagnosed hypertension and dyslipidemia patients from 6 medical centers of the south-central…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Low dual BP/LDL-C goal attainment persists, especially with symptomatic CVD or diabetes; leaves open optimal strategies to close the gap.
What is the rate of therapeutic goal attainment for blood pressure and LDL-C in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension and dyslipidemia?
Despite high rates of pharmacological treatment, attainment of therapeutic goals for blood pressure and LDL-C remains poor, particularly in patients with symptomatic cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
Johnson et al. (2005) studied this question.
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