Lipid lowering therapy in primary and secondary prevention in Austria: are LDL-C goals achieved? : Results from the DA VINCI study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most frequent cause of death in Austria. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) guidelines recommend intensive lipid lowering therapy (LLT) in patients at high or very high CV risk. Lipid management and achievement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals in Austria have not recently been assessed.

Methods

Subgroup analysis for Austria of a European 18 country, cross-sectional, observational study. Patients received LLT for primary (PP) or secondary prevention (SP). Data including LLT in the preceding 12 months and most recent LDL‑C were collected during a single visit between June 2017 and November 2018. Achievement of the risk-based 2016 and 2019 ESC/EAS LDL‑C goal while rec

SUBMITTER: Siostrzonek P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9023395 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature