The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease among primary care patients in Poland: results from the LIPIDOGRAM2015 study

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of CVD and CV risk factors among patients in Poland is high. CVD is more common in men than in women. The most common CV risk factors are excess waist circumference, dyslipidaemia and HTN. Family physicians should conduct activities to prevent, diagnose early and treat CVD in the primary health care population.PMID:33589219 | DOI:10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2021.01.004

Source: Atherosclerosis Supplements - February 16, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jacek J J óźwiak Krzysztof Studzi ński Tomasz Tomasik Adam Windak Miros ław Mastej Alberico L Catapano Kausik K Ray Dimitri P Mikhailidis Peter P Toth George Howard Gregory Y H Lip Maciej Tomaszewski Fadi J Charchar Naveed Sattar Bryan Williams Thomas Source Type: research