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Achievement of European guideline-recommended lipid levels post-percutaneous coronary intervention: A population-level observational cohort study
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Ashley Akbari ,
Fatemeh Torabi,
Dave Smith,
Geraint Jenkins,
Daniel Obaid ,
Alex Chase,
Michael Gravenor ,
Julian Halcox ,
Fatemeh Torabi
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Start page: 204748732091411
Swansea University Authors:
Daniel Harris, Arron S. Lacey , Ashley Akbari , Daniel Obaid , Michael Gravenor , Julian Halcox , Fatemeh Torabi
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DOI (Published version): 10.1177/2047487320914115
Abstract
European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society 2019 guidelines recommend more aggressive lipid targets in high- and very high-risk patients and the addition of adjuvant treatments to statins in uncontrolled patients. We aimed to assess (a) achievement of prior and new European Socie...
| Published in: | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology |
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| ISSN: | 2047-4873 2047-4881 |
| Published: |
SAGE Publications
2020
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53918 |
| Abstract: |
European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society 2019 guidelines recommend more aggressive lipid targets in high- and very high-risk patients and the addition of adjuvant treatments to statins in uncontrolled patients. We aimed to assess (a) achievement of prior and new European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society lipid targets and (b) lipid-lowering therapy prescribing in a nationwide cohort of very high-risk patients. |
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| Keywords: |
Lipids, cholesterol, statins, pharmacoepidemiology, percutaneous coronary intervention, secondary prevention |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Funders: |
This study was funded by Swansea Bay University Health Board research and development department. |
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