Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Cruces University Hospital; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIB, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Basque Health Service (Osakidetza), Barakaldo, Spain
Research Article
Statins in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Incidence of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions in Very Low Risk Primary Care Patients and Associated Factors
Author(s): Usue Elizondo-Alzola, Alvaro Sánchez*, Jose I. Pijoan, Marta M. Mediavilla, Rita Sainz De Rozas, Itxasne Lekue, Arturo García-Álvarez and Gonzalo Grandes
Objective: To quantify and characterize the initiation of Potentially Inappropriate Prescription (PIP) of statins in primary prevention of Cardiovascular
Disease (CVD) in patients with low cardiovascular risk in the Basque Health Service (Osakidetza) by estimating the annual incidence rate and
identifying the associated clinical and socio-demographic factors.
Methods: Analytical retrospective observational study on the incidence of PIP of statins and provision of advice for changing lifestyles in 2018.
Patients aged 40 to 75 years with cardiovascular risk <5% (REGICOR) and LDL-cholesterol levels between 70 and 189 mg/dl and/or Total
Cholesterol (TC) between 200 and 289 mg/dl. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and deprivation index were evaluated. Global
incidence, factors associated with PIP and the variabili.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2329-9126.22.10.461
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