Practice-Level Variation in Statin Use Among Patients With Diabetes: Insights From the PINNACLE Registry

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1368-1369

  Pokharel, Yashashwi ^a   Gosch, Kensey ^a   Nambi, Vijay ^a   Chan, Paul S ^a   Kosiborod, Mikhail ^a   Oetgen, William J ^a   Spertus, John A ^a   Ballantyne, Christie M ^a   Petersen, Laura A ^a   Virani, Salim S ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; DIABETIC COMPLICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84994875621     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.048     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. 2 Pokharel, Y., Akeroyd, J.M., Ramsey, D.J., et al. Statin use and its facility-level variation in patients with diabetes: Insight from the Veterans Affairs National Database. Clinical Cardiology 39 (2016), 185–191.