Temporal trends and racial/ethnic- and sex-differences in LDL cholesterol control among US adults with self-reported atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Temporal trends and racial/ethnic- and sex-differences in LDL cholesterol control among US adults with self-reported atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Objective: Current guidelines for secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) recommend targeting a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) of < 70 mg/dL. However, temporal trends and racial/ethnic- and sex-differences in achievement of LDL-C targets are not well de...

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Main Authors: Danh Q. Nguyen, Neil Keshvani, Alvin Chandra, Pamela L. Alebna, Dave L. Dixon, Michael D. Shapiro, Erin D. Michos, Laurence S. Sperling, Ambarish Pandey, Anurag Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
Secondary prevention
LDL cholesterol
ASCVD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667724000412

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