Lipid-lowering therapy use in primary and secondary care in Central and Eastern Europe: DA VINCI observational study

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is a largely understudied region, despite having the highest cardiovascular disease mortality in Europe. This analysis aimed to assess the proportion of patients in CEE who achieved their LDL-C goals based on individual cardiovascular risk recommended by the 2016 and 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) guidelines.

Source: Atherosclerosis - August 25, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michal Vrablik, Bohumil Seifert, Alexander Parkhomenko, Maciej Banach, Jacek J. J óźwiak, Robert Gabor Kiss, Dan Gaita, Katarina Rašlová, Marie Zachlederova, Sarah Bray, Kausik K. Ray Source Type: research