Lipid management in India: a nationwide, cross-sectional physician survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current international guidelines on dyslipidemia are not concordant on various aspects of management. Also, there are no uniformly accepted Indian guidelines. We, therefore, performed a physician survey to understand lipid management practices in India.

Methods

An anonymous survey questionnaire was administered to gauge physicians' self-reported behavior regarding lipid management aspects. Results were expressed in terms of percentages based on the number of responses obtained.

Results

A total of 404 physicians participated in the survey. Eighty-eight percent respondents ordered a lipid profile before starting statin therapy, and 80% preferred to set lipid targets, though the tools used for calculating cardiovascular risk varied. Atorvastatin was preferred

SUBMITTER: Wander GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5496264 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature