Impact of a preventive cardiology clinic focusing on lifestyle and nutrition counseling: A pilot analysis.

ABSTRACT: Standard cardiology practice often defers preventive strategies to primary care providers. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a preventive cardiology clinic focused on lifestyle and nutrition counseling combined with guideline-directed medical therapy on reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We queried the University of Florida-Health database for patients enrolled in the preventive cardiology clinic, and a general and interventional cardiology clinic from January 2016 to October 2019. Mean change in weight and blood cholesterol including LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) were compared in the three clinics in the initial cohort and stratified into primary and secondary prevention. A propensity score-matched analysis was done to adjust for C

SUBMITTER: Elzeneini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10976304 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature