Trends in Provision of Medications and Lifestyle Counseling in Ambulatory Settings by Gender and Race for Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 2006-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) continues to be highly prevalent in the US. The 2013 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) treatment guidelines reevaluated evidence-based practices for reduction of ASCVD in men and women from high-quality randomized trials and meta-analyses recommending the use of statin therapy, aspirin prescription, and lifestyle counseling for adults with ASCVD. Population trends in secondary prevention strategies for patients with ASCVD among primary care settings is currently lacking, limiting ability to evaluate impact of guideline implementation.

Objective

To examine temporal and sociodemographic trends in secondary prevention strategies in patients with ASCVD between 2006 and 2016 in a natio

SUBMITTER: Mufarreh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857274 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature