Prevalence of Dyslipidemia and Lipid Goal Attainment in Statin‐Treated Subjects From 3 Data Sources: A Retrospective Analysis

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 1; no. 6; pp. e001800 - n/a
• Main Authors: Jones, Peter H., Nair, Radhika, Thakker, Kamlesh M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2012
• Subjects: Aged; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Coronary Disease - blood; Coronary Disease - complications; Coronary Disease - drug therapy; coronary heart disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; dyslipidemia; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Dyslipidemias - etiology; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use; low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; Male; Medical Records; Middle Aged; non–high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; Nutrition Surveys; Original Research; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; statins; Triglycerides - blood; United States - epidemiology; United States; coronary heart disease; non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; dyslipidemia; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; statins

Background Evidence‐based randomized clinical trials have shown significant benefit of statin treatment with regard to cardiovascular disease. In anticipation of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel IV guidelines, we wanted to assess the current state of lipid goal attain...