Optimising Secondary Prevention in Patients Undergoing Carotid Surgery: A Cohort Study Assessing Lipid Lowering and Antithrombotic Therapy
Underutilisation of LLT prior to incident stroke was identified as a key tractable problem. Admission for carotid intervention is associated with an increase in GDMT and reduction in LDL-C levels. There is scope for improvement and a need for long term community based management of cardiovascular risk, specifically risk assessment, initiation and ongoing uptitration of LLT, and regular monitoring of LDL-C levels.
Authors
- Mehak Sood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3692-1659)
- Marc A. Bailey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-1970)
- Jing Yi Kwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1116-3115)
- Henry Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8341-3585)
- Patrick A. Coughlin
- Fabio Stocco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5102-1045)
- Ellen F. Carney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6463-0189)
- Alexander Harper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-0359)
- D. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2894-9923)
- Ciara Doyle
Institutions
- Leeds General Infirmary (GB)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.04.007
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52