Prevalence of lipid abnormalities and cholesterol target value attainment in Egyptian patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome

Background: Effective management of hyperlipidemia is of utmost importance for prevention of recurring cardiovascular events after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Indeed, guidelines recommend a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level of <70 mg/dL for such patients. The Dyslipidemia In...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Sobhy, Adel El Etriby, Amany El Nashar, Sameh Wajih, Martin Horack, Philippe Brudi, Dominik Lautsch, Baishali Ambegaonkar, Ami Vyas, Anselm K. Gitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260817301813