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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2021

Practical Decision Algorithms for the Use of the Cardiovascular Polypill in Secondary Prevention in Europe.

Lilian Grigorian-Shamagian, Klaus Edel, María Asunción Esteve-Pastor, Álvaro Aceña, Claudia Silva, Joana Delgado-Silva, Georges Ntaios, Eftychia Demerouti, Carlos Brotons

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Lilian Grigorian-ShamagianDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón and Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Klaus EdelCenter of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Cardiol. Rehabilitation, Rotenburg, Germany.
María Asunción Esteve-PastorDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-Arrixaca, CIBERCV, Murcia, Spain.
Álvaro AceñaDepartment of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Claudia SilvaUSF Cruz de Celas, Coimbra, Portugal.
Joana Delgado-SilvaDepartment of Cardiology, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
Georges NtaiosDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Eftychia DemeroutiOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Kallithea, Greece.
Carlos BrotonsSardenya Primary Health Care Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares · ESAgaplesion Diakonieklinikum Rotenburg · DEHospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz · ESMadrid Health Service · ESOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center · GRUniversity of Coimbra · PTUniversity of Thessaly · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main objective of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention is to reduce morbidity and mortality. Despite recommendations on evidence-based pharmacological treatment and lifestyle changes, the control of CV risk factors such as hypertension or dyslipidaemia is not optimal. The use of a CV polypill, including guideline-recommended drugs, as a baseline therapy, may contribute to improving risk factors control either by improving the treatment adherence or by the synergistic effect of its components. The CNIC-Polypill is the first CV polypill approved in Europe as an effective strategy for secondary prevention, which contains acetylsalicylic acid, atorvastatin (in two optional doses), and ramipril (in three optional doses) in a single pill. The present practical clinical document aims to provide a guide for patient management after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or with chronic CVD (CCVD) with a strategy based on the CNIC-Polypill, also considering the need to add other therapies for a personalized treatment. The most suitable clinical scenarios for the CNIC-Polypill use are discussed: (a) in patients after an ACS at discharge, (b) in patients with CCVD (chronic coronary syndrome, stroke, or peripheral artery disease) with uncontrolled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and/or blood pressure levels and (c) in patients with CCVD with well-controlled risk factors to simplify treatment and reduce polypharmacy in the context of CCVD prevention.

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cardiovascular diseasecerebrovascular diseasefixed-dose combinationpolypillsecondary prevention

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