title: Treatment of hyperlipidemia by specialists versus generalists as secondary prevention of coronary artery disease.
abstract: Patients with known coronary disease and low-density lipoprotein >130 mg/dl who are followed by cardiologists after myocardial infarction are more than twice as likely to receive a cholesterol-lowering agent than patients followed by general internists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Palo Alto VA Health Care System, California, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Filly
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Jollis
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002309:Cardiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005194:Family Practice; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents