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Gregory Piazza1, Nihar R Desai2, Usman Baber3
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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概括
许多患有动脉样硬化心血管疾病 (ASCVD) 的患者无法达到推的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇 (LDL-C) 目标,原因是缺乏降脂疗法 (LLT). 解决提供者,患者和系统障碍的多方面的战略对于改善结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 低脂降低疗法 (LLT) 的使用不足和未能达到指导方针推的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇 (LDL-C) 目标,代表了心血管风险管理中的重大质量差距.
- 动脉样硬化心血管疾病 (ASCVD) 患者经常有升高的LDL-C水平,超过50%的人没有接受指导方针建议的治疗,如他类药物或ezetimibe.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定ASCVD患者的脂质管理中的质量差距.
- 探索最佳降脂疗法 (LLT) 的障碍,并提出改善低密度脂蛋白胆固醇 (LDL-C) 目标实现的解决方案.
主要方法:
- 对大规模患者数据库的分析,以评估ASCVD人群中的LDL-C水平和LLT利用率.
- 审查拟议的干预措施,包括教育策略,健康信息技术,基于激励的护理,宣传和基于系统的创新.
主要成果:
- 近75%的ASCVD患者的LDL-C水平超过了指导方针推的水平.
- 超过50%的ASCVD患者未能接受他类药物或埃泽提米布治疗,这表明存在大量未满足的需求.
结论:
- 解决LLT的不足利用问题和改善ASCVD患者的LDL-C目标的实现需要全面的,多方面的方法.
- 干预措施必须针对提供者,患者和医疗保健提供系统,以克服现有的障碍并增强心血管风险优化.
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