Primary and secondary prevention protocols aim at reducing the plasma levels of lipids-with
particular reference to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) plasma concentrations–in …

Aim The aim of the European Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention by Intervention
to Reduce Events III (EUROASPIRE III) survey was to determine whether the Joint European …

Abstract Background European Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention by Intervention
to Reduce Events (EUROASPIRE) IV in primary care was a cross-sectional survey carried …

Objective To determine whether the 2003 Joint European Societies' guidelines on
cardiovascular disease prevention in people at high cardiovascular risk have been followed …

Background and Purpose—Until recently, atherosclerosis was thought to be inexorably
progressive. Beginning in 2001 and implemented in our vascular prevention clinics by 2003 …

This primary care database survey evaluated whether osteoporotic women treated with
bisphosphonates were more adherent to monthly than to weekly treatment. Both compliance …

Objectives To perform cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with inflammatory joint
diseases (IJD) and treat to lipid targets according to recommendations. Methods We initiated …

Background The number of hypercholesterolemic individuals who do not meet their
cholesterol recommended targets is inappropriately high. The use of plant sterol-enriched …

Statins became available for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in 1987. Multiple, well-
designed, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies revealed that each 1% reduction in …

Objectives: We investigated coronary atheroma progression in patients with low levels of low-
density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and systolic blood pressure (SBP). Background: Low …