Consensus document for lipid profile testing and reporting in Spanish clinical laboratories: what parameters should a basic lipid profile include?

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to be the main cause of death in our country. Adequate control of lipid metabolism disorders is a key challenge in cardiovascular prevention that is far from being achieved in real clinical practice. There is a great heterogeneity in the reports of lipid metabolism from Spanish clinical laboratories, which may contribute to its poor control. For this reason, a working group of the main scientific societies involved in the care of patients at vascular risk, has prepared this document with a consensus proposal on the determination of the basic lipid profile in cardiovascular prevention, recommendations for its realization and unification of criteria to incorporate the lipid control goals appropriate to the vascular risk of the patients in the laboratory reports.

Consensus document for lipid profile testing and reporting in Spanish clinical laboratories.

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to be the main cause of death in our country. Adequate control of lipid metabolism disorders is a key challenge in cardiovascular prevention that is far from being achieved in real clinical practice. There is a great heterogeneity in the reports of lipid metabolism from Spanish clinical laboratories, which may contribute to its poor control. For this reason, a working group of the main scientific societies involved in the care of patients at vascular risk, has prepared this document with a consensus proposal on the determination of the basic lipid profile in cardiovascular prevention, recommendations for its realization and unification of criteria to incorporate the lipid control goals appropriate to the vascular risk of the patients in the laboratory reports.

Consensus document for lipid profile testing and reporting in Spanish clinical laboratories: What parameters should a basic lipid profile include?

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to be the main cause of death in our country. Adequate control of lipid metabolism disorders is a key challenge in cardiovascular prevention that is far from being achieved in real clinical practice. There is a great heterogeneity in the reports of lipid metabolism from Spanish clinical laboratories, which may contribute to its poor control. For this reason, a working group of the main scientific societies involved in the care of patients at vascular risk, has prepared this document with a consensus proposal on the determination of the basic lipid profile in cardiovascular prevention, recommendations for its realization and unification of criteria to incorporate the lipid control goals appropriate to the vascular risk of the patients in the laboratory reports.

Consensus document for lipid profile determination and reporting in Spanish clinical laboratories. What parameters should be included in a basic lipid profile? / Documento de consenso para la determinación e informe del perfil lipídico en laboratorios clínicos españoles: ¿Qué parámetros debe incluir un perfil lipídico básico?

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to be the main cause of death in our country. Adequate control of lipid metabolism disorders is a key challenge in cardiovascular prevention that is far from being achieved in real clinical practice. There is a great heterogeneity in the reports of lipid metabolism from Spanish clinical laboratories, which may contribute to its poor control. For this reason, a working group of the main scientific societies involved in the care of patients at vascular risk, has prepared this document with a consensus proposal on the determination of the basic lipid profile in cardiovascular prevention, recommendations for its realization and unification of criteria to incorporate the lipid control goals appropriate to the vascular risk of the patients in the laboratory reports.

Sobre el descubrimiento de los fármacos hipolipemiantes / About the discovery of hypolipidemic drugs

No disponible

Control de factores de riesgo coronario en prevención secundaria: estudio PRESENAP / Control of coronary risk factors in secondary prevention: PRESENAP study

Fundamento y objetivo: Evaluar el grado general de consecución de objetivos de control de los factores de riesgo en prevención secundaria de los pacientes que han tenido un episodio coronario y son seguidos en atención primaria. Pacientes y método: Estudio descriptivo, transversal y multicéntrico con inclusión mediante muestreo consecutivo de los primeros 5 pacientes que acudieron a consulta y habían tenido un episodio coronario en un período previo de 6 meses a 10 años. Los objetivos de control fueron: presión arterial < 140/90 mmHg en población general y < 130/85 mmHg en diabéticos, colesterol de las lipoproteínas de baja densidad (cLDL) < 100 mg/dl y no ser fumador. Resultados: Se incluyó a 8.817 pacientes (varones el 73,7%) con una media (desviación estándar) de edad de 65,4 (10,3) años. El 76,6% eran hipertensos; el 73,4%, dislipémicos, y el 32,7%, diabéticos. El 60,2% alcanzó el objetivo de presión arterial, el 26,3% alcanzó el objetivo de cLDL < 100 mg/dl y el 11,4% siguió fumando. Cumplió la totalidad de las recomendaciones el 16,4%. Los factores relacionados de forma independiente con un buen control fueron la menor edad, el sexo masculino, el ingreso por síndrome coronario agudo sin elevación del ST (odds ratio [OR] = 1,39; intervalo de confianza [IC] del 95%, 1,01-1,93; p = 0,04) o para revascularización (OR = 1,37; IC del 95%, 1,12-1,67; p = 0,002), tener enfermedad arterial periférica (OR = 1,43; IC del 95%, 1,11-1,84; p = 0,005) y que los objetivos planteados por los médicos fueran adecuados (OR = 1,90; IC del 95%, 1,48-2,44; p < 0,0001). El control fue peor en los pacientes hipertensos o dislipémicos. Conclusiones: El control general de los factores de riesgo en prevención secundaria de la enfermedad coronaria se consigue en 1 de cada 6 pacientes atendidos en atención primaria

Background and objective: Evaluate the overall achievement of goals in the control of risk factors in secondary prevention in patients who have suffered a coronary event and are followed up in primary care centers. Patients and method: Descriptive, transversal, multicenter study with sampling by consecutive inclusion of the first 5 patients attending the doctor's office who had suffered a coronary event 6 months to 10 years previously. The targets for control were: blood pressure < 140/90 mmHg in the general population and < 130/85 mmHg in diabetics; LDL-cholesterol < 100 mg/dl and no smoking habit. Results: 8,817 patients (73.7% males) were included, with a mean (SD) age of 65.4 (10.3) years; 76.6% were hypertensive, 73.4% dyslipidemic and 32.7% diabetics; 60.2% achieved target blood pressure; 26.3% achieved LDL-cholesterol <100 mg/dl and 11.4% continued smoking; 16.4% fulfilled all recommendations. Factors independently related with good control were a lower age, male sex, patients who had been admitted with acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation (OR = 1.39; CI 95%, 1.01-1.93; p = 0.04) or for revascularization (OR = 1.37; CI 95%; 1.12-1.67; p = 0.002), patients with peripheral arterial disease (OR = 1.43; CI 95%, 1.11-1.84; p = 0.005) and when the physicians proposed suitable objectives (OR = 1.90; CI 95%, 1.48-2.44; p < 0.0001). Control was poorer in hypertensive or dyslipidemic patients. Conclusions: Overall control of risk factors in secondary prevention of coronary disease is achieved in one in six patients attending primary care

¿Nos podemos beneficiar de la determinación del índice tobillo-brazo en la consulta de atención primaria? / Can we benefit from determination of the ankle-arm index in primary care consultations?

No disponible

No disponible

[Control of coronary risk factors in secondary prevention: PRESENAP study]. / Control de factores de riesgo coronario en prevención secundaria: estudio PRESENAP.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the overall achievement of goals in the control of risk factors in secondary prevention in patients who have suffered a coronary event and are followed up in primary care centers. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Descriptive, transversal, multicenter study with sampling by consecutive inclusion of the first 5 patients attending the doctor's office who had suffered a coronary event 6 months to 10 years previously. The targets for control were: blood pressure < 140/90 mmHg in the general population and < 130/85 mmHg in diabetics; LDL-cholesterol < 100 mg/dl and no smoking habit. RESULTS: 8,817 patients (73.7% males) were included, with a mean (SD) age of 65.4 (10.3) years; 76.6% were hypertensive, 73.4% dyslipidemic and 32.7% diabetics; 60.2% achieved target blood pressure; 26.3% achieved LDL-cholesterol <100 mg/dl and 11.4% continued smoking; 16.4% fulfilled all recommendations. Factors independently related with good control were a lower age, male sex, patients who had been admitted with acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation (OR = 1.39; CI 95%, 1.01-1.93; p = 0.04) or for revascularization (OR = 1.37; CI 95%; 1.12-1.67; p = 0.002), patients with peripheral arterial disease (OR = 1.43; CI 95%, 1.11-1.84; p = 0.005) and when the physicians proposed suitable objectives (OR = 1.90; CI 95%, 1.48-2.44; p < 0.0001). Control was poorer in hypertensive or dyslipidemic patients. CONCLUSIONS: Overall control of risk factors in secondary prevention of coronary disease is achieved in one in six patients attending primary care.