Blood lipid levels and treatment following an acute coronary syndrome or coronary intervention - Journey from hospital to cardiac rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A significant number of coronary artery disease patients do not attain guideline recommended LDL levels. Participating in a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program has been shown to improve adherence to medical therapy.

Objectives

Evaluate the specific lipid lowering therapy (LLT) prescribed and percent of subjects achieving LDL levels of <70 mg/dL before and after 3 months following CR program initiation.

Methods

From May 2017 to April 2019, we prospectively recruited patients referred to our CR program and compared 1015 of them at 4 time points; (P1) just prior to the index hospitalization, (P2) during the index hospitalization, (P3) upon entering the CR program, roughly 3 months after the index hospitalization, and (P4) 3 months into the CR program. Included

SUBMITTER: Rott D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9428802 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature