Quantifying the 'distance to LDC-goal' in patients at very high cardiovascular risk with hyperlipidaemia in Germany: a retrospective claims database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This study quantified the 'distance to LDL-C goal' in patients at very high cardiovascular risk with uncontrolled hyperlipidaemia. 'Distance to LDL-C goal' was defined as the percentage by which low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels needed to be reduced to achieve the LDL-C goals specified in the 2016 or 2019 European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society guidelines.

Design and methods

This retrospective analysis using data from the IQVIA Disease Analyzer database included patients who were predominantly treated by a primary care physician, diabetologist or cardiologist between 2014 and 2018, with a diagnosis of hyperlipidaemia and an initial LDL-C measurement (index event) and one or more cardiovascular risk factors. T

SUBMITTER: Stach K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11440620 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature