Temporal trends and racial/ethnic- and sex-differences in LDL cholesterol control among US adults with self-reported atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

• Main Authors: Danh Q. Nguyen (Author), Neil Keshvani (Author), Alvin Chandra (Author), Pamela L. Alebna (Author), Dave L. Dixon (Author), Michael D. Shapiro (Author), Erin D. Michos (Author), Laurence S. Sperling (Author), Ambarish Pandey (Author), Anurag Mehta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Current guidelines for secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) recommend targeting a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) of < 70 mg/dL. However, temporal trends and racial/ethnic- and sex-differences in achievement of LDL-C targets are not well de...