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Fig. 3 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 3

From: Physicians’ misperceived cardiovascular risk and therapeutic inertia as determinants of low LDL-cholesterol targets achievement in diabetes

Fig. 3

A physician-suggested refinement of LLT as compared to guideline-recommended refinement of LLT needed to achieve LDL-c targets. B, C Proportion of records with inadequate physicians-suggested changes in treatment, in the overall population and among those on primary prevention. A green boxes show the number of subjects with Physician-suggested LLT with intensity being at least equal to that recommended by guidelines. Yellow boxes show the number of subjects with physician-suggested LLT going in the same direction as that recommended by guidelines (i.e. at least one-level increase in the intensity of treatments and allowing no less than 50% LDL-c reduction). Red boxes show the number of subjects where physicians-suggested an insufficient refinement of LLT as compared to guidelines recommendation

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

ISSN: 1475-2840