Prescription and adherence to statins of patients with coronary artery disease and hypercholesterolemia

OBJECTIVE: Statins have proved to be safe and effective in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease, but the level of prescription and the reasons for nonadherence to treatment in many coronariopathy treatment centers has not been determined. The purpose of this study was to identify reas...

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Main Authors: Mansur Antonio P., Mattar André P. L., Tsubo Cristiane E., Simão Danielle T., Yoshi Fábio R., Daci Kuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2001-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000200002