Clinical impact and room for improvement of intensity and adherence to lipid lowering therapy: Five years of clinical follow-up from 164,565 post-myocardial infarction patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.03.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND In patients at risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, the effectiveness of lipid-lowering therapies (LLT) is affected by both intensity and adherence. Our study evaluated the association between LLT intensity (statin and/or ezetimibe) and adherence,… read more here.
Keywords: intensity adherence; myocardial infarction; intensity; lipid lowering ... See more keywords
Effects of lipid-lowering treatment intensity and adherence on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with a recent myocardial infarction: a Swedish register-based study
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DOI: 10.48101/ujms.v127.8296
Abstract: Background Oral lipid-lowering treatment (LLT) is the standard of care for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, insufficient treatment intensity and poor adherence can lead to suboptimal treatment benefit, rendering patients at increased risk of… read more here.
Keywords: intensity adherence; treatment intensity; adherence; llt intensity ... See more keywords