TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiovascular protection for all individuals at high risk
T2 - Evidence-based best practice
AU - Bakris, George
AU - Böhm, Michael
AU - Dagenais, Gilles
AU - Diener, Hans Christoph
AU - Fujita, Toshiro
AU - Gorelick, Philip
AU - Kjeldsen, Sverre Erik
AU - Laakso, Markku
AU - Mancia, Giuseppe
AU - Pitt, Bertram
AU - Sharma, Arya
AU - Sleight, Peter
AU - Teo, Koon
AU - Unger, Thomas
AU - Weber, Michael
AU - Williams, Bryan
AU - Zannad, Faiez
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Patients with cardiovascular risk factors are largely undertreated, for many reasons. Vulnerable individuals may not be aware of the risks they are facing or an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease may be underestimated, particularly among those at high risk. Furthermore, in individuals identified as being at high total cardiovascular risk, the full spectrum of therapeutic options may not be implemented or patients may not adhere to the treatment prescribed. We address these critical issues by summarizing the existing guidelines: our ultimate goal is to encourage the optimal management of individuals at high total cardiovascular risk according to evidence-based medicine, with the expectation that this will improve outcomes.
AB - Patients with cardiovascular risk factors are largely undertreated, for many reasons. Vulnerable individuals may not be aware of the risks they are facing or an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease may be underestimated, particularly among those at high risk. Furthermore, in individuals identified as being at high total cardiovascular risk, the full spectrum of therapeutic options may not be implemented or patients may not adhere to the treatment prescribed. We address these critical issues by summarizing the existing guidelines: our ultimate goal is to encourage the optimal management of individuals at high total cardiovascular risk according to evidence-based medicine, with the expectation that this will improve outcomes.
KW - Cardiovascular risk management
KW - Evidence-based medicine
KW - High cardiovascular risk
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U2 - 10.1007/s00392-008-0713-2
DO - 10.1007/s00392-008-0713-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 18726243
AN - SCOPUS:52649099445
VL - 97
SP - 713
EP - 725
JO - Clinical Research in Cardiology
JF - Clinical Research in Cardiology
SN - 1861-0684
IS - 10
ER -