Reaching cardiovascular prevention guideline targets with a polypill-based approach: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

Vanessa Selak; Ruth Webster; Sandrine Stepien; Chris Bullen; Anushka Patel; Simon Thom; Bruce Arroll; Michiel L Bots; Alex Brown; Sue Crengle; Prabhakaran Dorairaj; C Raina Elley; Diederick E Grobbee; Matire Harwood; Graham S Hillis; Tracey-Lea Laba; Bruce Neal; David Peiris; Natasha Rafter; Christopher Reid; Alice Stanton; Andrew Tonkin; Tim Usherwood; Angela Wadham; Anthony Rodgers

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313108

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Cardiac risk factors and prevention

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Reaching cardiovascular prevention guideline targets with a polypill-based approach: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

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Vanessa Selak Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ruth Webster The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sandrine Stepien The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chris Bullen National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anushka Patel The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simon Thom International Centre for Circulatory Health, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bruce Arroll Department of General Practice and Primary Healthcare, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michiel L Bots Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alex Brown South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sue Crengle Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Prabhakaran Dorairaj Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C Raina Elley Department of General Practice and Primary Healthcare, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Diederick E Grobbee Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matire Harwood Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Graham S Hillis Department of Cardiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tracey-Lea Laba Menzies Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bruce Neal The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Peiris The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Natasha Rafter Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christopher Reid School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alice Stanton Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew Tonkin Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tim Usherwood The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDepartment of General Practice, Sydney Medical School Westmead, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Angela Wadham National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anthony Rodgers The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Vanessa Selak, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand; v.selak{at}auckland.ac.nz

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Selak V, Webster R, Stepien S, et al

Reaching cardiovascular prevention guideline targets with a polypill-based approach: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

Heart 2019;105:42-48.

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Received February 3, 2018
Revised May 17, 2018
Accepted May 24, 2018
First published June 28, 2018.

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January 18, 2021

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