Journal article
Temporal Patterns of Lipid Testing and Statin Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients (from the Canadian GRACE Experience)
Abstract
Current guidelines recommend the measurement of fasting lipid profile and use of statins in all patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the temporal trends of lipid testing and statin therapy in "real-world" patients with ACS are unclear. From January 1999 through December 2008, the prospective, multicenter, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE/GRACE(2)/CANRACE) enrolled 13,947 patients with ACS in Canada. We stratified …
Authors
Elbarouni B; Banihashemi SB; Yan RT; Welsh RC; Kornder JM; Wong GC; Anderson FA; Spencer FA; Grondin FR; Goodman SG
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 109, No. 10, pp. 1418–1424
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.01.352
ISSN
0002-9149
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Acute Coronary SyndromeAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCanadaConfidence IntervalsDisease ProgressionElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLipidsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioProspective StudiesRegistriesSurvival RateTreatment Outcome