Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Treatment Target Achievement in Patients with Myocardial Infarction, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, or Stroke in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elevated concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are an important cause of recurrent cardiovascular events. This study aimed to describe the distribution and achieved concentrations of LDL-C among patients with myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stroke, or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in Hong Kong.

Methods

Patients with a lipid test from a public hospital were identified from the Clinical Database and Analysis Reporting System of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. Among patients with an inpatient hospitalization for MI, PCI, stroke or TIA, between 2003 to 2016, the distribution of LDL-C levels and the number (%) of patients achieving an absolute concentration of LDL-C < 1.8 mmol/L at baseline (in-hospital

SUBMITTER: Blais JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11267373 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature