ALLiance for sEcondary PREvention after an acute coronary syndrome. The ALLEPRE trial: A multicenter fully nurse-coordinated intensive intervention program

Publication date: September 2018Source: American Heart Journal, Volume 203Author(s): Giorgia Paoli, Maria Francesca Notarangelo, Maria Mattioli, Rachele La Sala, Chiara Foà, Emilia Solinas, Sara Fusco, Cristian Fava, Caterina Caminiti, Giovanna Artioli, Giovanna Pelà, Elisabetta Dall’Aglio, Antonio Manari, Stefano Tondi, Antonio Rizzo, Gaia Trapolin, Giampiero Patrizi, Stefano Cappelli, Giovanni Quinto Villani, Massimo PiepoliAbstractThe main objective of cardiovascular disease prevention is to reduce morbidity and mortality by promoting a healthy lifestyle, reducing risk factors, and improving adherence to medications. Secondary prevention after an acute coronary syndrome has proved to be effective in reducing new cardiovascular events, but its limited use in everyday clinical practice suggests that there is considerable room for improvement. The short-term results of evidence-based studies of nurse-coordinated secondary prevention programs have been positive, but there is a lack of long-term outcome data. The Alliance for the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Emilia-Romagna region (ALLEPRE) is a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial designed to compare the effects of a structured nurse-coordinated intensive intervention on long-term outcomes and risk profiles after an acute coronary syndrome with those of the standard of care. All of the patients randomized to the intervention group take part in 9 one-to-one sessions with an experienced nurse fro...
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research