Lipid levels and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients initiated on statins for primary prevention: an international population-based cohort study protocol

Lipid levels and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients initiated on statins for primary prevention: an international population-based cohort study protocol

Background: Clinical guidelines recommend specific targets for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Furthermore, individual variability in lipid response to statin therapy require...

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Main Authors: Joseph E Blais, Ralph Kwame Akyea, Annelize Coetzee, Amy HY Chan, Wallis CY Lau, Kenneth KC Man, Jeff Harrison, Esther W Chan, Kebede A Beyene, Ian CK Wong, Stephen Weng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal College of General Practitioners 2020-12-01
Series:BJGP Open
Subjects:
hydroxymethylglutaryl-coa reductase inhibitors
cholesterol
major adverse cardiovascular events
primary prevention
cohort studies
Online Access:https://bjgpopen.org/content///bjgpopen20X101127

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