Statin Eligibility and Outpatient Care Prior to ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction [Preventive Cardiology]

ConclusionsIn a large cohort of STEMI patients, application of American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines more than doubled pre‐STEMI statin eligibility compared with Third Report of the Adult Treatment Panel guidelines. However, access to and utilization of health care, a necessity for guideline implementation, was suboptimal prior to STEMI.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - April 12, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Miedema, M. D., Garberich, R. F., Schnaidt, L. J., Peterson, E., Strauss, C., Sharkey, S., Knickelbine, T., Newell, M. C., Henry, T. D. Tags: Lipids and Cholesterol, Epidemiology, Statements and Guidelines, Acute Coronary Syndromes Original Research Source Type: research