Estimate of Brazilians Under Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events Who Do Not Achieve LDL Cholesterol Targets with Lipid-Lowering Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 2017 Brazilian Guideline on Dyslipidemias recommends a low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c) target of <50 mg/dL for patients under secondary prevention of cardiovascular events, with statin therapy and the addition of ezetimibe if necessary. For patients who do not achieve this target, additional pharmacotherapy is indicated.

Objectives

This study combined population data from the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) and the supplementary health system, epidemiological data, and the Delphi method, with participation from 29 specialists in the first round and 24 in the second, to estimate the size of the secondary prevention population not achieving LDL-c targets.

Results

The population under secondary prevention was estimated at 5,8 million in the public he

SUBMITTER: Braga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12694997 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature