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. 2023 Mar;30(2):167-173.
doi: 10.1007/s40292-023-00568-3. Epub 2023 Mar 11.

Impact of 2021 ESC Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention on Hypertensive Patients Risk: Secondary Analysis of Save Your Heart Study

Rita Del Pinto  1   2   3 , Corrado Giua  4 , Enrico Keber  4 , Eleonora Grippa  5 , Marco Tilotta  5 , Claudio Ferri  6   7
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Impact of 2021 ESC Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention on Hypertensive Patients Risk: Secondary Analysis of Save Your Heart Study

Rita Del Pinto et al. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2023 Mar.

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Abstract

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a leading cause of death worldwide, and several modifiable and unmodifiable risk factors contribute to this burden of disability and mortality. Thus, effective cardiovascular prevention relies on appropriate strategies to control risk factors within the frame of unmodifiable traits.

Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of treated hypertensive adults aged ≥ 50 years enrolled in Save Your Heart. CVD risk and hypertension control rates based on the 2021 updated European Society of Cardiology guidelines were evaluated. Comparisons with previous standards in terms of risk stratification and hypertension control rates were performed.

Results: Among the 512 patients evaluated, with the application of the new parameters for fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular risk assessment, the proportion of individuals at high or very high risk rises from 48.7 to 77.1% of cases. A trend towards lower hypertension control rates was observed based on 2021 European guidelines compared with the 2018 edition (likelihood estimate for difference: 1.76%, 95% CI - 4.1 to 7.6%, p = 0.589).

Conclusions: In this secondary analysis on the Save Your Heart study, the application of the new parameters reported in the European Guidelines for Cardiovascular Prevention 2021 showed a hypertensive population with a very high probability of encountering a fatal or non-fatal cardiovascular event due to failure to control risk factors. For this reason, a better management of risk factors must be the main goal for the patient and all the involved stakeholders.

Keywords: Elderly; Guideline adherence; Heart disease risk factors; Hypertension.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors Rita Del Pinto, Corrado Giua, Enrico Keber and Claudio Ferri declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Population distribution in SCORE2 cardiovascular risk classes and LDL-c control rates
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Hypertension control rates in women and men based on 2018 [7] and 2021 [5] European guidelines on hypertension and cardiovascular prevention. Asterisk indicates a significant between-groups difference in 2021 ESC goal achievement (p = 0.041)
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