Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers)
Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:
1312-773X (Online)
Issue:
2021, vol. 27, issue1
Subject Area:
Medicine
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DOI:
10.5272/jimab.2021271.3652
Published online: 29 March 2021
Review article
J of IMAB. 2021 Jan-Mar;27(1):3652-3657
UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS IN HIGH-RISK CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
Svetoslav Tsenov1, Evgeni Grigorov1, 2 , Valentina Belcheva2,
1) National Center of Public Health and Analyses, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department Organization and Economics of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Varna, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are a major burden for all the healthcare systems around the world. Public health and medical advances continue to beneficially affect CV patients health. In the last decades, many new medicinal products for hearth problems were discovered and received a marketing authorization.
Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels have been linked to major CV risk. The objective of this study was to review the medical needs in high-risk cardiovascular patients with familial hypercholesterolemia undergoing pharmacological treatment with statins and the degree of attained lipid control.
A conclusion it can be stated, that there is a significant unmet medical need for a potentially effective treatment, which can supplement the statin therapy, enabling vulnerable populations to achieve sufficient control of LDL-C, and thus provide an alternative for patients with statin intolerance or where this group of medicinal products are not clinically appropriate.
Keywords: unmet, medical, needs, high-risk, cardiovascular, patients, familial, hypercholesterolemia,
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Please cite this article as: Tsenov S, Grigorov E, Belcheva V. Unmet Medical Needs in High-risk Cardiovascular Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia. J of IMAB. 2021 Jan-Mar;27(1):3652-3657. DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2021271.3652
Correspondence to: Assoc. prof. Evgeni Grigorov, PhD, MScPharm, MHM, Department Organization and Economics of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Varna; 84, Tzar Osvoboditel blvd., Varna 9000, Bulgaria; E-mail: evgeni.grigorov@mu-varna.bg
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Received: 27 April 2020
Published online: 29 March 2021
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