Underuse of statins for secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events among ambulatory surgical patients.

ABSTRACT: Although statins are highly effective for reducing cardiovascular disease events, prior studies demonstrate their significant underuse in the US population, including among those with known atherosclerotic disease. It is unknown whether this finding applies to the subset of patients who present for outpatient surgery, as such patients would be expected to have recent exposures to healthcare providers during the preoperative referral period. The primary aim of this manuscript was to ascertain the prevalence of statin underuse and associated risk-factors for such underuse among ambulatory surgical patients with documented atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. This was a retrospective observational study of a random sample of 600 patients ages 40-75 years presenting for ambulatory surgery w

SUBMITTER: Schonberger RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190748 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature