Optimizing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) management - a US physician survey of barriers and burdens.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Improving care of patients with hyperlipidemia requires an understanding of the barriers physicians perceive in prescribing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)-lowering therapies. This study explores physicians' perceptions of time and resource burdens, identify perceived patient adherence barriers, and examine factors influencing physicians' decision-making in LDL-C management.

Methods

This is a non-interventional, cross-sectional, online survey of US-based primary care practitioners (PCP) and cardiologists who recommended or provided lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) to ≥50 adults per month, practiced for ≥2 years, and completed the survey in English. The survey comprised multiple-choice, constant sum, and numerical questions about physician decision

SUBMITTER: Leiter LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12849048 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature