Suboptimal management of cardiovascular risk factors in coronary heart disease patients in primary care occurs particularly in women

Andrea Driscoll; Alison Beauchamp; Greg Lyubomirsky; Lisa Demos; John McNeil; Andrew Tonkin

doi:10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02534.x

Suboptimal management of cardiovascular risk factors in coronary heart disease patients in primary care occurs particularly in women

Andrea Driscoll, Alison Beauchamp, Greg Lyubomirsky, Lisa Demos, John McNeil, Andrew Tonkin

Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

Background Patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD) are at the highest risk of further events. Despite proven therapies, secondary prevention is often sub-optimal. General practitioners (GPs) are in an ideal position to improve secondary prevention. Aim To contrast management of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with established CHD in primary care to those in clinical guidelines and according to gender.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	730 - 736
Number of pages	7
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	41
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02534.x
Publication status	Published - 2011

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