PMID: 16509215Mar 3, 2006Paper

Goals in risk factor reduction and therapeutic failures

Orvosi hetilap
András Kali, András Jánosi

Abstract

Risk factors' reduction decreases the number of vascular events. The therapy is successful, when target values of risk factors became realised. 3 modifiable risk factors - hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension - were checked in 350 high risk patients, comparing the target and the realised values of risk factors. 1. Medical history of risk factors' therapy. 2. serum lipids and fasting blood glucose parameters. 3. Physical and ultrasound examinations for cerebro-, cardio- and peripheral vascular diseases, measurement of abdominal circumference and blood pressure. 4. Risk stratification. 5. Statistical analysis. 1. Mean LDL-cholesterol was 3 +/- 0.94 and 3.3 +/- 0.87 in the group of patients with and without therapy, respectively (p < 0.01). Number of not treated patients is high (47.3%). 2. There were significantly (p = 0.053) more treated patients above blood sugar goals (6,7 mmol/l), than in the group of untreated patients. Mean fasting blood glucose were 8.11 +/- 3,036 and 7.25 +/- 1.925 mmol/l in treated and not treated group of patients, respectively (p = NS). 3. There were significantly (p < 0.00001) more hypertensive patients above therapeutic goal in the treated and less in the untreated group of patients. Mean tens...Continue Reading

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