Objective: Family physicians have the potential to make a major impact on reducing the
burden of cardiovascular disease through the optimal assessment and management of …

PURPOSE We wanted to determine whether an intervention based on patient activation and
a physician decision support tool was more effective than usual care for improving …

Background Physician adherence to National Cholesterol Education Program clinical
practice guidelines has been poor. Methods We recruited 68 primary care family and …

Background Little is known about the opinions of primary care clinicians regarding the newly
released 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) …

Despite the impact of high‐visibility evidence‐based clinical practice guidelines, physician
adherence to guidelines remains low. This study explored primary care physicians' …

A study was undertaken to ascertain the appropriateness of lipid screening and
management per the Third Report of the Adult Treatment Panel National Cholesterol …

Background The main study objective was to investigate cholesterol treatment practices of
primary care physicians in a managed care setting. Methods The study was a retrospective …

Aims: Guidelines for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention cite high levels of low‐density
lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) as a major risk factor and recommend LDL‐C goals for …

Background Clinical trials demonstrate significant benefit from cholesterol management for
patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). National guidelines recommending goals for …

Aim of our study was to assess adherence to the National Cholesterol Education Program
Adult-Treatment Panel II (NCEP-ATP II) in patients cared for by General Practitioners (GPs) …