The feasibility of polypill for cardiovascular disease prevention in Asian Population

• Main Authors: Sukonthasarn, Apichard, Chia, Yook-Chin, Wang, Ji-Guang, Nailes, Jennifer, Buranakitjaroen, Peera, Van Minh, Huynh, Verma, Narsingh, Hoshide, Satoshi, Shin, Jinho, Turana, Yuda, Tay, Jam Chin, Teo, Boon Wee, Siddique, Saulat, Sison, Jorge, Zhang, Yu-Qing, Wang, Tzung-Dau, Chen, Chen-Huan, Kario, Kazuomi
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34661/

Polypill is a fixed-dose combination of medications with proven benefits for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Its role in CVD prevention has been extensively debated since the inception of this concept in 2003. There are two major kinds of polypills in clinical studies. The first is p...