EUROASPIRE III. Management of cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic high-risk patients in general practice: cross-sectional survey in 12 European...

Abstract

The EUROASPIRE III survey in general practice shows that the lifestyle of people being treated as high cardiovascular risk is a major cause of concern with persistent smoking and high prevalence of both obesity and central obesity. Blood pressure, lipid and glucose control are completely inadequate with most patients not achieving the targets defined in the prevention guidelines. Primary prevention needs a systematic, comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach, which addresses lifestyle and risk factor management by general practitioners, nurses and other allied health professionals, and a health care system which invests in prevention.

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MedicineDiabetes mellitusBlood pressureInternal medicineBody mass indexCross-sectional studyAspirinRisk factorAsymptomaticEndocrinology

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 17
Issue: 5
Pages: 530-540
Citations: 237
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                                    Kornelia Kotseva, 
                                
                                    David Wood, 
                                
                                    Guy De Backer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            EUROASPIRE III. Management of cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic high-risk patients in general practice: cross-sectional survey in 12 European countries. 
                            European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
                            , 17
                            (5)
                            , 530-540.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/hjr.0b013e3283383f30
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/hjr.0b013e3283383f30