Skip to main content

Table 2 Effectiveness of selected interventions

From: Estimation of the burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to modifiable risk factors and cost-effectiveness analysis of preventative interventions to reduce this burden in Argentina

Intervention

Efficacy

References

Population based interventions

Mass Media Campaign promote tobacco cessation

Reduction of current smoker prevalence: 7%

[38–42, 45]

Reducing salt in bread

RR: 0.99

[28, 29]

Clinical interventions

Bupropion treatment for tobacco cessation

Annual cessation rate: 28%.

[49, 50]

Pharmacological high blood pressure treatment*

For CHD: RR = 0.66

For stroke: RR = 0.51

[13]

Pharmacological high cholesterol treatment with atorvastatin

For CHD: RR = 0.77

For stroke: RR = 0.81

[13, 55]

Treatment with four drugs (Polypill strategy) for people with an absolute cardiovascular risk of more than 20% at 10 years

For CHD: RR = 0.34

For stroke: RR = 0.32

[12, 13, 53–55]

  1. CHD: Coronary Heart Disease, RR: relative risk.
  2. * Include: atenolol, enalapril, amlodipine and hidroclorothiazide
  3. ** Include: aspirine, enalapril, amlodipine and atorvastatin.