Application of the very high risk criterion and evaluation of cholesterol guideline adherence in acute myocardial infarction patients at an urban academic medical center

Objective: The 2018 AHA/ACC cholesterol guidelines recommend considering non-statin agents among very high-risk (VHR) patients with LDL-C ≥ 70 mg/dL after maximizing statin therapy. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of VHR status in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients at hospital discharge...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Adam J. Brownstein, Robert Derenbecker, Yumin Gao, Jie Ding, Bibin Varghese, Nino Isakadze, Erin M. Spaulding, Francoise A. Marvel, Seth S. Martin
Formáid: Alt
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Sraith:American Heart Journal Plus
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Rochtain ar líne:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266660222100080X