Dyslipidaemia management in the cardiac rehabilitation clinic of a tertiary referral centre: analysis of the impact of new ESC guidance on LDL-C target achievement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimisation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets is one component of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines recommend lower LDL-C targets than those released in 2016.

Aims

To determine the proportion of patients who met 2019 LDL-C targets and compare these to international standards; examine the effect of the introduction of the recent ESC guidelines on target achievement. Examine the choice of lipid lowering therapy (LLT) used in our cohort.

Methods

Retrospective chart review of 163 patients who attended CR in 2019. Baseline LDL-C levels were calculated where applicable. Targets achieved were compared with the contemporary ESC guidance. Required LLT was estimated for those who were unable to

SUBMITTER: McCaughey C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8760105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature