Physicians’ misperceived cardiovascular risk and therapeutic inertia as determinants of low LDL-cholesterol targets achievement in diabetes

Physicians’ misperceived cardiovascular risk and therapeutic inertia as determinants of low LDL-cholesterol targets achievement in diabetes

Abstract Background Greater efforts are needed to overcome the worldwide reported low achievement of LDL-c targets. This survey aimed to dissect whether and how the physician-based evaluation of patients with diabetes is associated with the achievement of LDL-c targets. Methods This cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Mario Luca Morieri, Olga Lamacchia, Enzo Manzato, Andrea Giaccari, Angelo Avogardo, Lipid-Lowering-Relevance Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Inertia
Cardiovascular risk
Misperceived risk
Statins
Ezetimibe
PCSK9i
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-022-01495-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-022-01495-8

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