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Type of funding sources: None. - Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are at high risk of recurrent cardiovascular events and control of their risk factors is crucial. Comparison of risk factors control in patients with CAD in 2016–2017 and 2011–2013. Five hospitals with cardiology departments serving the city and surrounding districts participated in the study. Consecutive patients hospitalized due to an acute coronary syndrome or a myocardial revascularization procedure were interviewed 6–18 months after hospitalization. The surveys were carried out in 2011–2013 and 2016–2017. We examined 616 patients in 2011–2013 and 388 in 2016–2017 (mean age: 64.7 ± 8.8 vs. 66.4 ± 8.4, P <0.01). After adjusting for covariates the proportion of patients with high blood pressure decreased by 8.9% (95% confidence intervals: -2.1% – -15.6%) and proportion of patients with high LDL cholesterol decreased by 9.5% (-2.2% – -16.7%) in 2016/2017 compared to 2011/2013, whereas the proportion of smoking patients (-0.2% [-6.0% – 5.5%]) and those with high glucose level (3.9% [-2.2% - 10.0%]) and with body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 (3.8% [-3.9% – 11.6%]) did not change significantly. The proportion of patients prescribed antiplatelets (6.5% [2.6% - 10.3%]), β-blockers (7.4% [2.2% - 12.6%]), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or sartans (8.6% [2.9% – 14.3%]), calcium antagonists (8.1% [1.3 – 15.0]) and anticoagulants (5.5% [0.7% - 10.2%]) increased significantly. In CAD patients, there was an increase of the proportion of patients with cardiovascular drugs prescribed and a slight improvement in the control of blood pressure and LDL cholesterol between 2011–2013 and 2016–2017. However, no significant changes were found for the other main risk factors. Patients who do not reach treatment goal Survey Smoking, % BP not at goal, %a BP ≥140/90 mmHg, % LDL cholesterol ≥1.8 mmol/l, % HbA1c ≥7.0%b, % Fasting glucose ≥7.0 mmol/l, % BMI≥25 kg/m2, % BMI≥30 kg/m2, % 2011-2013 19.0 50.3 43.0 71.9 14.1 15.9 81.2 33.8 2016-2017 16.2 40.7 39.2 60.3 14.9 20.2 83.4 38.3 P value 0.26 <0.01 0.24 <0.001 0.76 0.09 0.37 0.14 Differences adjusted for age, sex, index diagnosis, duration of education, professional activity (95% confidence intervals) 2016-2017 vs 2011-2013 -0.2(-6.0 - 5.5) -8.9(-15.6 - -2.1) -6.7(-14.3 - 1.0) -9.5(-16.7 - -2.2) 2.0(-3.4 - 7.4) 3.9(-2.2 - 10.0) 3.8(-3.9 - 11.6) 1.6 (-5.8 - 9.0) Abbreviations BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein a BP goal of <140/90mmHg (<130/80 mmHg in diabetics) in 2011–2013 and <140/90 mmHg (<140/85 mmHg in diabetics) in 2016–2017 b available for 362 patients in 2011-2013 and 383 patients in 2016-2017