Lipid-lowering therapy and LDL-C control for primary prevention in persons with diabetes across 90 health systems in the United States

Lipid-lowering therapy and LDL-C control for primary prevention in persons with diabetes across 90 health systems in the United States

Objective: National guidelines recommend statin therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes. We assessed the extent of moderate- to high-intensity statin therapy utilization in community practice. Methods: We evaluated lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels...

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Main Authors: Emily Decicco, Eric D. Peterson, Anand Gupta, Kristin Khalaf Gillard, Evelyn Sarnes, Ann Marie Navar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
Diabetes
Statin
Cholesterol
Primary prevention
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667723001459

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