Journal article
Contemporary Management of Dyslipidemia in High-Risk Patients: Targets Still Not Met
Abstract
PURPOSE: Our objective was to evaluate treatment patterns and the attainment of current National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)-recommended lipid targets in unselected high-risk ambulatory patients.
METHODS: Between December 2001 and December 2004, the prospective Vascular Protection and Guidelines Oriented Approach to Lipid Lowering Registries recruited 8056 outpatients with diabetes, established cardiovascular disease (CVD), or both, …
Authors
Yan AT; Yan RT; Tan M; Hackam DG; Leblanc KL; Kertland H; Tsang JL; Jaffer S; Kates ML; Leiter LA
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 119, No. 8, pp. 676–683
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.11.015
ISSN
0002-9343