TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of age, sex, race, diagnosis-related group, and hospital setting on lipid management in patients with coronary artery disease
AU - Rich, Sarah E.
AU - Shah, Jay
AU - Rich, Daniel S.
AU - Shah, Rishi
AU - Rich, Michael W.
N1 - Funding Information:
This report was supported in part by an educational grant from Merck & Co., West Point, Pennsylvania.
PY - 2000/8
Y1 - 2000/8
N2 - Among 1,211 patients hospitalized with documented CAD at either a university hospital or large suburban community hospital, 36% failed to receive appropriate evaluation and treatment for dyslipidemia. Younger patients, those admitted to a university hospital, and those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention were substantially more likely to receive appropriate lipid management than other subgroups.
AB - Among 1,211 patients hospitalized with documented CAD at either a university hospital or large suburban community hospital, 36% failed to receive appropriate evaluation and treatment for dyslipidemia. Younger patients, those admitted to a university hospital, and those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention were substantially more likely to receive appropriate lipid management than other subgroups.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00925-5
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00925-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 10922444
AN - SCOPUS:0033914892
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 86
SP - 328
EP - 330
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 3
ER -