Implementing principles of coronary heart disease secondary prevention into real-world clinical practice

The article is focused on practitioners' attitude towards clinical implementation of coronary heart disease secondary prevention programs. Using large-scale clinical trials' results, it is demonstrated that in most countries, secondary prevention measures are gradually improving. Russian s...

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Main Authors: D. M. Aronov, O. Yu. Sokolova, L. A. Gutkovskaya
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: «SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC 2007-02-01
Series:Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика
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Online Access:https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1176
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Summary:The article is focused on practitioners' attitude towards clinical implementation of coronary heart disease secondary prevention programs. Using large-scale clinical trials' results, it is demonstrated that in most countries, secondary prevention measures are gradually improving. Russian secondary prevention programs are characterized by a substantial divide between clinical practice and international standards. In particular, Russian physicians use low doses of strategically important agents, and rarely recommend lipid-lowering therapy to their patients (17%).
ISSN:1728-8800
2619-0125