Agreement of Swiss-adapted international and European guidelines for the assessment of global vascular risk and for lipid lowering interventions

Schwenkglenks, Matthias

doi:10.1007/s10557-009-6162-y

Agreement of Swiss-adapted international and European guidelines for the assessment of global vascular risk and for lipid lowering interventions

Date Issued

2009-01-01

Author(s)

Romanens, Michel

Ackermann, Franz

Abay, Michael

Szucs, Thomas

Schwenkglenks, Matthias

DOI

10.1007/s10557-009-6162-y

Abstract

The Swiss national guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular events have been published in 2005 by the Swiss Society of Cardiology (SGK) and the working group on lipids and atherosclerosis (AGLA). An agreement for global cardiovascular risk assessment and indications for cholesterol lowering among the international (IAS-AGLA) and the European (ESC score) guidelines is unknown.