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World J Cardiol. Nov 26, 2013; 5(11): 420-425
Published online Nov 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i11.420
Published online Nov 26, 2013. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i11.420
Trend in prevalence of uncontrolled total serum cholesterol for cardio-cerebro-vascular disease in a mediterranean area, 1988/89-2008/09
Vincenzo Capuano, Norman Lamaida, Ernesto Capuano, Rocco Capuano, Elisabetta Notari, Anna Grazia Iannone, Federica Marchese, Matteo Sonderegger, Eduardo Capuano, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital of Salerno-Mercato S. Severino Hospital, 30-84080 Salerno, Italy
Maria Immacolata Borrelli, Local Health Authority, 30-84080 Salerno, Italy
Author contributions: Capuano V designed the study and performed the majority of study; Borrelli MI performed the majority of study, Lamaida N involved in editing the manuscript; Capuano Er, Capuano R, Notari E, Iannone AG, Marchese F, Sonderegger M and Capuano Ed provided data collection.
Correspondence to: Vincenzo Capuano, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital of Salerno-Mercato S. Severino Hospital, Via R. Livatino, Pellezzano, 30-84080 Salerno, Italy. capuanov@tiscali.it
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Received: August 12, 2013
Revised: September 17, 2013
Accepted: October 15, 2013
Published online: November 26, 2013
Processing time: 113 Days and 11.6 Hours
Revised: September 17, 2013
Accepted: October 15, 2013
Published online: November 26, 2013
Processing time: 113 Days and 11.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is directly related to blood cholesterol levels. CVD due to atherosclerosis is the foremost cause of premature mortality and of disability-adjusted life years in Europe, and is also increasingly common in developing countries. The objective of this study was to examine trends of high cholesterol, treatment and control in a Mediterranean region (Campania). Data show a reduction of mean cholesterol in the last twenty years of 7.3 mg/dL for men and unchanged values for women. Encouraging increases in treatment and control of hypercholesterolemia occurred from 1988 through 2008. However, control of hypercholesterolemia remains poor.