Statin Underuse and Low Prevalence of LDL-C Control Among U.S. Adults at High Risk of Coronary Heart Disease.

CONCLUSIONS:: These data suggest that many people with high CHD risk, especially those with an FRS >20%, do not receive guideline-concordant lipid-lowering therapy and do not achieve an LDL-C <100 mg/dL.
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Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - June 2, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Gamboa CM, Safford MM, Levitan EB, Mann DM, Yun H, Glasser SP, Woolley JM, Rosenson R, Farkouh M, Muntner P Tags: Am J Med Sci Source Type: research