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Vol. 35. Issue 6.
Pages 272-279 (November - December 2023)
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Vol. 35. Issue 6.
Pages 272-279 (November - December 2023)
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Observational study of patients from a Lipid Unit on lipid-modifying therapy for primary and secondary prevention: ULFI Study
Estudio observacional de pacientes de una Unidad de Lípidos en tratamiento hipolipemiante para prevención primaria y secundaria: Estudio ULFI
Àlex Vilaa,b,
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avila@salutemporda.cat

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, Estel Ponsa, Patricia Trinidad Garcíaa, Daniel Vidala, Sara Lópeza,b, Armand Graua
a Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Figueres, Fundació Salut Empordà, Figueres, Spain
b Unidad de Lípidos, Hospital de Figueres, Fundació Salut Empordà, Figueres, Spain
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Table 1. Main demographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics of the 185 patients.
Table 2. Laboratory data from the last visit and baseline LDL-C.
Table 3. Factors associated with good lipid control (achievement of therapeutic LDL-C targets according to STEP 2 of the 2021 European guideline).
Table 4. Factors independently associated with good lipid control (achievement of therapeutic LDL-C targets according to STEP 2 of the European guidelines 2021). Logistic regression by the Wald forward stepwise method.
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Abstract
Objectives

To evaluate the achievement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) goals established by the 2019 European Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemias and 2021 Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guidelines, describe the lipid-lowering treatment received, analyze the achievement of goals according to the lipid-lowering treatment received and study the factors associated with therapeutic success.

Design

Observational study that included 185 patients of both sexes aged 18 or over undergoing lipid-lowering treatment for primary or secondary prevention, attended at the Lipid Unit.

Results

62,1% of the patients had a very high cardiovascular risk (CVR) according to the 2019 guidelines, and 60,5% according to the 2021 guidelines. Of the total cases, 22,7% achieved adequate control of LDLc according to the 2019 guidelines and 20% according to the 2021 guidelines. 47,6% of the patients received very high intensity lipid-lowering treatment, and 14,1% received extremely high intensity lipid-lowering treatment. 76% of subjects with very high CVR on extremely high intensity lipid-lowering treatment achieved the therapeutic objectives of both guides. In the multivariate analysis, factors associated with therapeutic success were the presence of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the intensity of lipid-lowering treatment, diabetes mellitus, and low to moderate alcohol consumption.

Conclusions

Dyslipidemia control is improvable. High or extremely high intensity lipid-lowering treatments can contribute to optimizing control of patients with higher CVR.

Keywords:
Hypercholesterolemia
Cardiovascular prevention
Cardiovascular risk
Therapeutic target
Lipid-lowering therapy
Lipid unit
Resumen
Objetivos

Evaluar la consecución de los objetivos de colesterol unido a lipoproteínas de baja densidad (cLDL) establecidos por las guías europeas de manejo de las dislipemias de 2019 y de prevención cardiovascular de 2021, describir el tratamiento hipolipemiante realizado, analizar el logro de los objetivos según el tratamiento hipolipemiante recibido y estudiar los factores asociados al éxito terapéutico.

Diseño

Estudio observacional con 185 pacientes de ambos sexos de 18 años o más en tratamiento hipolipemiante para prevención primaria o secundaria, atendidos en la Unidad de Lípidos.

Resultados

El 62,1% de los pacientes presentó un riesgo cardiovascular (RCV) muy alto según la guía de 2019, y el 60,5% según la de 2021. Del total de casos, el 22,7% logró un control adecuado del cLDL según la guía de 2019 y el 20% lo hizo de acuerdo con la de 2021. El 47,6% de los pacientes recibió tratamiento hipolipemiante de muy alta intensidad y el 14,1% lo recibió de extremadamente alta intensidad. El 76% de los sujetos con muy alto RCV en tratamiento hipolipemiante de extremadamente alta intensidad logró los objetivos terapéuticos de ambas guías. En el análisis multivariante, los factores asociados al éxito terapéutico fueron la presencia de enfermedad cardiovascular arteriosclerótica, la intensidad del tratamiento hipolipemiante, la diabetes mellitus y el consumo bajo o moderado de alcohol.

Conclusiones

El control de la dislipemia es mejorable. Los tratamientos hipolipemiantes de alta o extremadamente alta intensidad pueden contribuir a optimizar el control de los pacientes con mayor RCV.

Palabras clave:
Hipercolesterolemia
Prevención cardiovascular
Riesgo cardiovascular
Objetivo terapéutico
Tratamiento hipolipemiante
Unidad de lípidos

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