title: Use of Aspirin and Statin as primary prevention for cardiovascular diseases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To ascertain whether recommendations for the use of Statins and Aspirin as primary prevention in diabetic patients are correctly implemented at our institution.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2014 and April 2014 at the General Practice Department of King Abdulaziz University Hospital. Three hundred twelve patients were included in the study. Data were collected from the electronic patient medical records for the characteristics of the patients, existing co-morbidities, and results of laboratory investigations. Descriptive statistics were performed for all variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 312 patients, aspirin was indicated for 17.0% but it was not prescribed. It was both indicated and prescribed in 36.2% of the cases. Statin treatment was indicated in 27.2% of the patients but it was not prescribed, while in 63.1% of cases it was indicated and prescribed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The proportion of patients who achieved treatment targets at our institution is greater than that reported by other studies, albeit treatment targets are not being met in a significant number of cases.
authors.affiliation: Bahaa Aba Alkhail, Department of Family and Community Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bahaa Aba
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Alkhail
authors.affiliation: Rahila Iftikhar, Department of Family and Community Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Rahila
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iftikhar
authors.affiliation: Adnan Al Shaikh, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Pediatric Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City-W, MNGHA, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Adnan Al
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shaikh
keywords: Aspirin; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes mellitus; Primary prevention; Statin