Frequency of High-Risk Patients Not Receiving High-Potency Statin (from a Large Managed Care Database)

We examined trends in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal attainment in high-risk patients and use of high-potency statins (HPS) in a large, managed-care database from 2004 to 2012. The 2013 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology prevention guidelines recommend that s...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2015-01, Vol.115 (2), p.190-195
Main Authors: Rodriguez, Fatima, MD, MPH, Olufade, Temitope, PhD, MPH, Heithoff, Kim, ScD, MPH, Friedman, Howard S., PhD, MMS, Navaratnam, Prakash, RPh, MPH, PhD, Foody, JoAnne M., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - blood
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, LDL - blood
Databases, Factual
Drug therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Guidelines
Health services
Heart attacks
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - pharmacology
Incidence
Lipids
Low density lipoprotein
Male
Managed Care Programs
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Risk Factors
Risk groups
Statins
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:We examined trends in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal attainment in high-risk patients and use of high-potency statins (HPS) in a large, managed-care database from 2004 to 2012. The 2013 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology prevention guidelines recommend that subjects with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) should be prescribed HPS therapy, irrespective of LDL-C levels. Previous guidelines recommend an LDL-C target
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.10.021