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  • Title: Estimating cholesterol treatment rates among individuals with multiple risk factors and without coronary heart disease.
    Author: Nag SS, Pearson TA, Ma L, Landsman PB, Cimino A, Vickers FF, Alexander CM, Melin JM.
    Journal: Am J Cardiol; 2005 Apr 01; 95(7):862-4. PubMed ID: 15781017.
    Abstract:
    This retrospective study examined lipid-lowering therapy treatment rates from 2000 to 2001 using the Ingenix LabRx Database. Patients with multiple risk factors without coronary heart disease were identified based on the presence of >/=2 of the following: men >/=45 years, women >/=55 years, hypertension, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dl, total cholesterol >/=200 mg/dl, or obesity. Lipid treatment rates were estimated among those needing therapy (defined as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol >/=130 mg/dl or currently receiving lipid-lowering therapy). The overall lipid-lowering therapy treatment rate was 38% and the estimated lipid treatment gap (percent needing treatment who were not receiving it) was 62%.
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