Time trends of gender-based differences in lipid goal attainments during secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: Results of a 5-year survey

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 613-617

  Singh, Mukesh ^a,b   Chin, Shui Hao ^b   Crothers, David ^c   Giles, Paul ^c   Al Allaf, Kareem ^b   Khan, Jawad M ^d  

^a The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WALSALL HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Lipid goal attainment; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TREND STUDY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; AGE; BLOOD; HEART INFARCTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904375686     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e31824c3e8c     Document Type: Article

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