Statin treatment in routine clinical practice: Insights from the STATRIP physician survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Statins remain to date the primary therapeutic option for dyslipidemia. However, a significant portion of patients with dyslipidemia fail to achieve optimal low-density lipoprotein targets for reasons often related to treating physicians. The aim of STAtin Treatment in Routine clinical Practice (STATRIP) survey was to report and quantify perceptions and common beliefs regarding treatment with statins, among physicians implicated in the primary and secondary care of patients with dyslipidemia.

Methods and results

This observational cross-sectional study was conducted using an online-distributed questionnaire, which was designed to cover a wide range of physicians' knowledge and perceptions on treatment with statins. A total of 261 health care providers filled out t

SUBMITTER: Anyfanti P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857172 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature