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Long-term effects on cholesterol levels and the utilization of lipid-lowering drugs of a hospital based programme for seconadry prevention of coronary artery disease

Stagmo, Martin LU ; Westin, L ; Carlsson, R and Israelsson, B (2001) In European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation 8(4). p.243-248
Abstract
Background: The study was designed to determine whether a 1-year hospital-based secondary prevention programme would have any long-term effects on serum lipid levels and the use of lipid-lowering drugs in patients with coronary artery disease 4 years after referral to primary care facilities for follow-up.



Design/methods: After acute myocardial infarction or coronary bypass surgery, 241 consecutive patients were randomly assigned to conventional care (CC) by the primary health care facilities or to a 1-year hospital-based secondary prevention programme (SPP) with target levels for serum cholesterol (<5.2 mmol/l) and triglycerides (<1.5 mmol/l). After 1 year all patients were referred to the primary care sector for... (More)
Background: The study was designed to determine whether a 1-year hospital-based secondary prevention programme would have any long-term effects on serum lipid levels and the use of lipid-lowering drugs in patients with coronary artery disease 4 years after referral to primary care facilities for follow-up.



Design/methods: After acute myocardial infarction or coronary bypass surgery, 241 consecutive patients were randomly assigned to conventional care (CC) by the primary health care facilities or to a 1-year hospital-based secondary prevention programme (SPP) with target levels for serum cholesterol (<5.2 mmol/l) and triglycerides (<1.5 mmol/l). After 1 year all patients were referred to the primary care sector for a further 4-year follow-up.



Results: At the 1-year follow-up there was a significant decrease in serum cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the SPP group but no change in the CC group, and lipid-lowering drugs were used more frequently in the SPP group. These changes were maintained after 5 years. The proportion of patients achieving target serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels were larger in the SPP group.



Conclusions: Initiatives regarding cholesterol lowering and drug treatment taken by specialists within a structured hospital-based SPP have long-term impact. Accordingly, drug treatment should be initiated and adjusted to adequate doses before patients are referred to primary care for follow-up. (Less)
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European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
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  abstract     = {{Background: The study was designed to determine whether a 1-year hospital-based secondary prevention programme would have any long-term effects on serum lipid levels and the use of lipid-lowering drugs in patients with coronary artery disease 4 years after referral to primary care facilities for follow-up.<br/><br>
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Design/methods: After acute myocardial infarction or coronary bypass surgery, 241 consecutive patients were randomly assigned to conventional care (CC) by the primary health care facilities or to a 1-year hospital-based secondary prevention programme (SPP) with target levels for serum cholesterol (&lt;5.2 mmol/l) and triglycerides (&lt;1.5 mmol/l). After 1 year all patients were referred to the primary care sector for a further 4-year follow-up.<br/><br>
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Results: At the 1-year follow-up there was a significant decrease in serum cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the SPP group but no change in the CC group, and lipid-lowering drugs were used more frequently in the SPP group. These changes were maintained after 5 years. The proportion of patients achieving target serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels were larger in the SPP group.<br/><br>
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Conclusions: Initiatives regarding cholesterol lowering and drug treatment taken by specialists within a structured hospital-based SPP have long-term impact. Accordingly, drug treatment should be initiated and adjusted to adequate doses before patients are referred to primary care for follow-up.}},
  author       = {{Stagmo, Martin and Westin, L and Carlsson, R and Israelsson, B}},
  issn         = {{1741-8275}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{243--248}},
  publisher    = {{Lippincott Williams & Wilkins}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation}},
  title        = {{Long-term effects on cholesterol levels and the utilization of lipid-lowering drugs of a hospital based programme for seconadry prevention of coronary artery disease}},
  volume       = {{8}},
  year         = {{2001}},
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