Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Dyslipidemia and Their Degree of Control as Perceived by Primary Care Physicians in a Survey-TERESA-Opinion Study.

Vicente Pallarés-Carratalá Vivencio BarriosDavid Fierro-GonzálezJose Polo-GarcíaSergio Cinza-Sanjurjo

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)

PC physicians in Spain perceive that the CVR of their patients is high. This, together with the overestimation of the degree of control of LDL-C, could justify the inertia in the treatment of lipids. Moreover, they perceive that one-sixth of the patients treated with statins have side-effects.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
cardiovascular disease
mental health
depressive symptoms
prognostic factors
physical activity
social support
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes