Patient characteristics and statin discontinuation-related factors during treatment of hypercholesterolemia: an observational non-interventional study in patients with statin discontinuation (STAY study)

• Main Authors: Lale Tokgözoğlu (Author), Ramazan Özdemir (Author), Rojhat Altındağ (Author), Ceyhun Ceyhan (Author), Ekrem Yeter (Author), Cihan Öztürk (Author), Fahri Bayram (Author), Tuncay Delibaşı (Author), Muzaffer Değertekin (Author), Mustafa Hakan Dinçkal (Author), Ibrahim Keleş (Author), Ali Serdar Fak (Author), Sinan Aydogdu (Author), Cafer Zorkun (Author), Zeynep Tartan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify patient characteristics and statin discontinuation-related factors in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Methods: A total of 532 patients (age mean+-SD: 57.4+-11.5 years; 52.4% women, 47.6% men) with hypercholesterolemia and statin discontinuatio...