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Integrated cardiovascular risk management programme versus usual care in high CV risk patients: an observational study in general practice

Suzanne Marchal, Arnoud W J van 't Hof, Henk J G Bilo, Sander J Deijns, Jan Evert Heeg, Marieke Schoenmakers, Michiel Schouwink, Olof Schwantje, Michiel L Bots, Arno Hoes and Monika Hollander
BJGP Open 12 January 2021; BJGPO.2020.0099. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0099
Suzanne Marchal
1Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Arnoud W J van 't Hof
2Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
3Department of Cardiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands
4Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Henk J G Bilo
4Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands
5Center for Integrated Care, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Sander J Deijns
1Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Jan Evert Heeg
4Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Marieke Schoenmakers
6Care group Medrie, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Michiel Schouwink
6Care group Medrie, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Olof Schwantje
7General Practice Assendorp, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Michiel L Bots
1Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Arno Hoes
1Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Monika Hollander
1Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Abstract

Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are often insufficiently controlled in high risk patients. Recently, integrated multidisciplinary cardiovascular risk management (CVRM) programmes were introduced in primary care.

Aim The present study investigates the effects of a CVRM programme on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and LDL-cholesterol.

Design & setting A prospective observational study, in high CV risk patients aged 40-80 years in general practice, comparing integrated CVRM care with usual care.

Method Intervention and usual care patients were matched at baseline on age, gender and presence of CVD. During one year of follow-up patients received integrated or usual CVRM care in general practice. Primary outcomes were SBP and LDL-cholesterol. Secondary outcomes included calculated 10-year CV risk, BMI, lifestyle (smoking, physical activity, dietary habits), medication use, patient satisfaction, health care consumption, morbidity, comorbidity and mortality. We used mixed-model analyses to assess the outcomes.

Results We included 372 and 317 patients in the intervention and usual care group, respectively. Mean age at baseline was 65.1 and 66.2 years respectively and 42% were women in both groups. After one year, we observed no difference in SBP (137.2 mmHg vs 139.0 mmHg in the intervention and usual care group, respectively) and LDL-cholesterol (2.6 mmol/L in both groups), nor in any of the secondary outcomes.

Conclusion Integrated CVRM care in general practice did not lead to a lower SBP or LDL-cholesterol in patients at high CV risk. Further research is needed to improve CVRM.

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Prevention
  • General practice
  • Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
  • Received July 15, 2020.
  • Accepted August 20, 2020.
  • Copyright © 2021, The Authors

This article is Open Access: CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Integrated cardiovascular risk management programme versus usual care in high CV risk patients: an observational study in general practice
Suzanne Marchal, Arnoud W J van 't Hof, Henk J G Bilo, Sander J Deijns, Jan Evert Heeg, Marieke Schoenmakers, Michiel Schouwink, Olof Schwantje, Michiel L Bots, Arno Hoes, Monika Hollander
BJGP Open 12 January 2021; BJGPO.2020.0099. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0099

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Integrated cardiovascular risk management programme versus usual care in high CV risk patients: an observational study in general practice
Suzanne Marchal, Arnoud W J van 't Hof, Henk J G Bilo, Sander J Deijns, Jan Evert Heeg, Marieke Schoenmakers, Michiel Schouwink, Olof Schwantje, Michiel L Bots, Arno Hoes, Monika Hollander
BJGP Open 12 January 2021; BJGPO.2020.0099. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0099
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  • Prevention
  • general practice
  • Delivery of Health Care, Integrated

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