Utilization of and Adherence to Guideline-Recommended Lipid-Lowering Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome

Abstract In addition to aggressive lifestyle and nonlipid risk factor modification, statin therapy improves cardiovascular disease outcomes following acute coronary syndromes. Despite established benefits of treatment, contemporary registries reveal substantial underutilization of and nonadherence t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-07, Vol.66 (2), p.184-192
Hauptverfasser:	Hirsh, Benjamin J., MD, Smilowitz, Nathaniel R., MD, Rosenson, Robert S., MD, Fuster, Valentin, MD, PhD, Sperling, Laurence S., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute coronary syndromes adherence Cardiology Cardiovascular Cholesterol ezetimibe Heart attacks Internal Medicine low-density lipoprotein cholesterol Mortality secondary prevention statin therapy Statins
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