Patient-Reported Reasons for Not Using Primary Prevention Statin Therapy

Patient-Reported Reasons for Not Using Primary Prevention Statin Therapy

Almost half of patients who meet American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) criteria for statin therapy are untreated. We aimed to evaluate patient-reported reasons for not using guideline-recommended statin therapy in a public healthcare system. Achieving this goal is key t...

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Main Authors: Cassandra M. DeWitt, Robert B. Ponce, Hayley Bry, Soma Wali, Erica Sedlander, Joseph A. Ladapo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
statin
underuse
cardiovascular risk
cholesterol
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3337

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