Attainment of Lipid Targets Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Can We Do Better?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery remain at high cardiovascular risk; however, few studies have evaluated lipid management and attainment of lipid targets in these patients. We investigated the proportion of CABG surgery patients who attained low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) targets.

Methods

Data were retrospectively obtained from patients undergoing CABG surgery at an Australian tertiary hospital between February 2015 and August 2020. The most recent lipid profile was recorded (at least 3 weeks post-operatively). We studied patients with electronically available data to ensure accuracy. Target LDL-C was defined as <1.4 (54 mg/dL) and <1.8 mmol/L (70 mg/dL), and target non

SUBMITTER: Lan NSR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9133779 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature