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Two investigators screened titles\/abstracts and full texts, extracted data, assessed risk of bias, and classified discrete strategies and implementation bundles. Random\u2010effects models were used for meta\u2010analysis. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation was used to assess certainty.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">\n                      We included 31 randomized controlled trials studying 29 unique discrete strategies and implementation bundles. The implementation bundle with the largest effect size for improving CPG strongly recommended medication prescription combined case management, team changes, continuous quality improvement, audit\/feedback, and clinician and patient education (relative risk, 2.62 [95% CI, 2.08\u20133.29]; moderate certainty). Meta\u2010regression analyses suggested that discrete strategies and implementation bundles using patient education were more effective at improving statin (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.037) and all CPG strongly recommended medication (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.006) prescription. Combining case management, team changes, facilitated relay of information, and audit\/feedback reduced all\u2010cause death and new vascular event risk. Team changes improved prescription of all CPG strongly recommended medications (relative risk, 1.23 [95% CI, 1.11\u20131.36]; moderate certainty) and reduced major adverse cardiac event risk.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">Combining case management, team changes, continuous quality improvement, audit\/feedback, and clinician and patient education had the largest effect size for improving CPG strongly recommended medication prescription and improved patient outcomes. 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