Things we knew, things we did… Things we have learnt, things we should do LIPID MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE: HOW WELL DO WE DO? Dr. Carlos Brotons Research Unit Sardenya Primary Health Care Center Barcelona- Spain International Congress of Medicine for Everyday Practice
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Things we knew, things we did… Things we have learnt, things we should do
LIPID MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE: HOW WELL DO WE DO?
Dr. Carlos BrotonsResearch Unit
Sardenya Primary Health Care CenterBarcelona- Spain
International Congress of Medicine for Everyday Practice
Things we knew, things we did… Things we have learnt, things we should do
Things we knew, things we did… Things we have learnt, things we should do
50%
SBPSBP >115 mm >115 mm
HgHg
31%
Cholesterol>4.5 mmol/L
World Health Report 2002; available at: http://www.who.int/whr/2002/en/
Joint effects of risk factors on CVD risk burden worldwide
CVD = cardiovascular disease
Tobacco 14%
Things we knew, things we did… Things we have learnt, things we should do
Things we knew, things we did… Things we have learnt, things we should do
• 45% OF MI IN WESTERN EUROPE AND 35% OF MI IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE ARE DUE TO ABNORMAL LIPIDS
• PATIENTS WITH ABNORMAL LIPIDS ARE AT OVER THREE TIMES THE RISK OF MI COMPARED TO THOSE WITH NORMAL LIPIDS
Things we knew, things we did… Things we have learnt, things we should do
Things we knew, things we did… Things we have learnt, things we should do
Efficacy and safety of cholesterol-lowering treatment:prospective meta-analysis of data from 90056 participantsin 14 randomised trials of statins