Adherence to Secondary Prevention Guidelines for Cardiovascular Risk

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf129 enrolled

Overview

The present observational study aims to determine the degree of adherence to the recommendations of clinical guidelines regarding the prevention of cardiovascular complications in patients hospitalized due to a cardiovascular event.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

129

Conditions

Atherosclerosis Stroke, Ischemic Acute Coronary Syndrome Ischemic Heart Disease Peripheral Arterial Disease

Interventions

cardiovascular eventOTHER

In this single group observational trial the exposure of interest is a cardiovascular event.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Admitted to the cardiology, neurology, or general surgery departments * With any of the following admission diagnoses: Non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (STEACS) Stable angina Unstable angina Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) Atherothrombotic ischemic stroke Lacunar stroke Peripheral artery disease Chronic ischemia of lower limbs Vascular ulcer due to arterial cause Exclusion Criteria: * Patients for whom lipid-lowering treatment is ruled out due to limited life expectancy * Patients likely to die during hospitalization * Patients who died during hospitalization

Locations (1)

Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedes i Garraf-Hospital Sant Camil

Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

patients admitted for a cardiovascular event who are prescribed lipid-lowering treatment at discharge

Proportion of patients admitted for a cardiovascular event, warranting the initiation of secondary prevention with lipid-lowering agents, who are prescribed lipid-lowering treatment at discharge, adequate to reduce LDL by 50% or to below 55 mg/dL

Time frame: Up to 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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