Institutional, provider, and patient correlates of low-density lipoprotein and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment according to the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines

American Heart Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1140-1146

  Virani, Salim S ^a,b   Woodard, Lechauncy D ^a   Landrum, Cassie R ^a   Pietz, Kenneth ^a   Wang, Degang ^a   Ballantyne, Christie M ^a   Petersen, Laura A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; EZETIMIBE; EZETIMIBE PLUS SIMVASTATIN; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FISH OIL; FLUINDOSTATIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEVINOLIN; NICOTINIC ACID; NON HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PRAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79958083249     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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