Quantifying the ‘distance to LDL-C goal’ in patients at very high cardiovascular risk with hyperlipidaemia in Germany: a retrospective claims database analysis
LDL-C levels were uncontrolled in most patients with hyperlipidaemia. Analysis of the 'distance to LDL-C goal' showed that most patients required a substantial LDL-C level reduction to achieve their LDL-C goal.
Authors
- Ksenija Stach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9151-7659)
- Uwe Fraass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6588-0318)
- Hartmut Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2853-6427)
- Alexandra Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0600-9861)
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Institut für Qualität im Management (Germany) (DE)
- Amgen (Germany) (DE)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17539447241277402
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- Amgen