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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2005-2-21
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| pubmed:abstractText |
National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines recommend low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels <100 mg/dL for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and lipid-lowering therapy if LDL-C remains >100-130 mg/dL after dietary intervention. Studies consistently report that the majority of CAD patients do not achieve NCEP goals in clinical practice; we sought to determine if our practice fared better. We performed a retrospective chart review of 600 CAD patients followed by cardiologists. The mean age was 69, and 66% of patients were male. Of persons with a cardiology clinic lipid profile (60%), most (76%) achieved an LDL-C <100 mg/dL; however, only 61% were treated to the NCEP secondary goal of non-HDL-C <130 mg/dL. Of patients not at an LDL-C goal, 81% were on lipid-lowering therapy, but only 18% were on maximal statin doses and 6% on combination therapy. We concluded that the majority of CAD patients have had recent lipid measurements and are treated according to NCEP guidelines, but many patients remain on suboptimal therapy.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
1520-037X
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
8
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
18-22
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Age Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Analysis of Variance,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Cholesterol, HDL,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Cholesterol, LDL,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Coronary Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Health Education,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Medical Records,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Patient Compliance,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Probability,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Program Evaluation,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Risk Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Severity of Illness Index,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-Sex Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:15722690-United States
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| pubmed:year |
2005
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Achieving National Cholesterol Education Program goals in coronary artery disease.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
The Heart Center, 1160 East 3900 South, Suite 2000, Salt Lake City, UT 84124, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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