Abstract
The Cardiovascular Risk Identification and Treatment Center was established in 1997,
adopting a collaborative-care clinic model for the purpose of improving the management
of high-risk patients with dyslipidemia. This was a retrospective analysis of 417
high-risk patients with ≥1 year of follow-up laboratory data. Analysis included changes
in total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL),
non-HDL, triglycerides, and total cholesterol to HDL ratio; lipoprotein goal achievement;
Framingham risk score; liver function; and cardiovascular events. At baseline, 66%
of patients had coronary heart disease (CHD) or equivalent risk, 45% were not receiving
dyslipidemia therapy, and 29% were on statin monotherapy. After 3 years in the program,
56% were receiving combination therapy, 41% were on monotherapy, and 2% were not on
therapy. The 3 most common treatment regimens were statin plus niacin (36%), statin
alone (22%), and niacin alone (14%). All lipoproteins improved from baseline (p <0.001).
Overall, 62% to 74% of patients reached singular lipid goals and 35% achieved combined
lipid goals. Patients with Framingham 10-year CHD risk of >20% were reduced from 6%
to <1%. Only 29 patients (7.0%) had a cardiovascular event, including 5 (1.0%) who
experienced a myocardial infarction. Aspartate aminotransferase/alanine transferase
elevation >3 times normal occurred in 1% of patients. In conclusion, a collaborative-care
practice model adopting individualized, aggressive pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic
treatment strategies is highly effective in achieving lipid goals, is sustainable,
and is safe. Furthermore, this approach yields reduced projected 10-year CHD risk.
A low rate of cardiovascular events was observed.
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
March 6,
2003
Received in revised form:
March 6,
2003
Received:
December 27,
2002
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