Prevalence, incidence, and patterns of lipid-lowering treatment in Greece based on real-world nationwide data on 8,535,780 adults
Approximately 23% of the adult Greek population was prescribed LLT, mainly statins, during 2021, with an annual incidence rate of 3.6% in this first nationwide study in Greece. Large-scale reports from electronic prescription databases are warranted to improve public health strategies.
Authors
- Petros Paul Sfikakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-2930)
- Kostas Athanasakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1024-3802)
- K. Mathioudakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0892-0904)
- Maria P. Yavropoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-3692)
- Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8583-153X)
- Evangelos Liberopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7162-3323)
- Maria Evangelia Koloutsou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6898-1357)
- Eirini Biliou
- Charalambos Vlahopoulos
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Harokopio University of Athens (GR)
- University of West Attica (GR)
- Laiko General Hospital of Athens (GR)
- Eginition Hospital (GR)
- Center for Security Studies (GR)
- Hippocration General Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hjc.2025.05.006
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00