Nine-year trends in achievement of risk factor goals in the US and European outpatients with cardiovascular disease

BACKGROUND: Although control of major cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes) has been the centerpiece of guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, periodic surveys suggest adherence to recommendations and achievement of goals is poor. Few data are available in outpatients, and no studies describe trends in meeting clinical targets. METHODS: A survey of outpatients with cardiovascular disease or risk …