Serum cholesterol levels are underevaluated and undertreated

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作者
Danias, PG [1 ]
O'Mahony, S
Radford, MJ
Korman, L
Silverman, DI
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[1] Univ Connecticut, Ctr Hlth, Div Cardiol, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
[2] Connecticut Vet Adm Hlth Care Syst, Newington, CT USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00167-2
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We reviewed data from 147 patients followed at a Veterans Administration hospital regarding management of hypercholesterolemia. Less than, one half of patients with lipid analysis who met Adult Treatment Panel II/National Education Cholesterol Program guideline criteria for initiation of medical therapy received lipid-lowering agents in 1 year of follow-up.
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