Appropriate Use of Primary Statin Preventive Therapy Among Patients with High Atherosclerosis-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risks: Cross-Sectional Study, Northeast Ethiopia.
Ermiyas Endewunet MelakuEsubalew Tesfahun AyeleBesufekad Mulugeta UrgieGetachew Bizuneh AyidagnuhimErzik Mohammed HassenAklile Semu TeferaPublished in: Vascular health and risk management (2023)
The magnitude of patients who were on primary statin preventive therapy was relatively low (42.93%). Improving the regular follow-up and making senior physicians (internists) attend patients at medical follow-up clinics would likely improve the number of patients who are on primary statin preventive therapy.