Prugger C, Heidrich J, Wellmann J, Dittrich R, Brand SM, Telgmann R, Breithardt G, Reinecke H, Scheld H, Kleine-Katthöfer P, Heuschmann PU, Keil U
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewedTarget values for cardiovascular risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) are stated in guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. We studied secular trends in risk factors over a 12-year period among CHD patients in the region of Münster, Germany.The cross-sectional EUROASPIRE I, II and III surveys were performed in multiple centers across Europe. For all three, the Münster region was the participating German region. In the three periods 1995/96, 1999/2000, and 2006/07, the surveys included (respectively) 392, 402 and 457 <0.001 for both). Obesity became more common (23.0% to 30.6% to 43.1%, p<0.001), as did treatment with antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs (80.4% to 88.6% to 94.3%, and 35.0% to 67.4% to 87.0%, respectively; p<0.001 for both).The observed trends in cardiovascular risk factors under-score the vital need for better preventive strategies in patients with CHD.
Brand, Stefan-Martin | Institute of Sports Medicine |
Dittrich, Ralf | Neurology Clinic [closed] |
Scheld, Hans Heinrich | Department for Cardiovascular Surgery |
Wellmann, Jürgen | Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine |