Publications by authors named "Nicoletta Ricca"
Background: Although interventional studies have established the prognostic importance of the control of risk factors in patients with cardiovascular disease, reviews invariably show that the implementation of secondary prevention in patients with cardiovascular disease during hospitalization for acute manifestations or interventions is unsatisfactory. The aim of this study was to observe secondary prevention practice in a cardiovascular department, as part of a quality assurance program.
Methods: Two hundred and twenty patients discharged from the intensive coronary care unit, cardiac surgery unit and vascular surgery unit were prospectively included.