Goal attainment for multiple cardiovascular risk factors in community‐based clinical practice (a Canadian experience)

BACKGROUND: The primary goal in the clinical management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease is to reduce major CV risk factors. A single risk factor approach has been traditionally used for demonstrating effectiveness of therapeutic interventions designed to reduce CV risk in clinical trials, but a global CV risk reduction approach should be adopted when assessing effectiveness in the clinical practice setting. OBJECTIVES: To explore …