Prescriptive Appropriateness and Efficacy of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs in a Secondary Prevention Setting—A Retrospective Analysis from Two Italian Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers
Francesca Saladini, Stefania Baggio, Federica Marcato, Francesco Campisi, Roberto Verlato, Giampaolo Pasquetto, Emanuele Bertaglia, Gaetano Povolo, Paolo Buja, Nicola Ferri · 2024
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Francesca Saladini and nine co-authors audit cholesterol drug prescribing after heart events in Italy, in this 2024 paper. Lowering cholesterol is a main lever for stopping second events. The team checked 155 patients at two cardiac rehabilitation centers in 2020 against European guidelines.
Most patients carried heavy risk loads: about three quarters were overweight, nearly two thirds had diabetes, and over ninety percent had high blood pressure. Risk scoring put half of first-event patients in the very-high band. Mean LDL cholesterol fell from about 116 at admission to about 65 after rehab, yet only 36 percent reached the strict target below 55. Strong statin use was high in most groups. The authors blame missed targets on poor adherence, side effects, habits, and weak links with family doctors, more than on wrong prescriptions.
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| CREATOR | Francesca Saladini, Stefania Baggio, Federica Marcato, Francesco Campisi, Roberto Verlato, Giampaolo Pasquetto, Emanuele Bertaglia, Gaetano Povolo, Paolo Buja, Nicola Ferri |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |