Lipid lowering in a multidisciplinary clinic compared with primary physician management.
A multidisciplinary lipid reduction clinic achieved greater reduction of serum cholesterol when compared with primary physicians among patients with coronary heart disease. The lipid clinic was more likely than the primary physicians to prescribe lipid-lowering medication, to prescribe multiple medications, and to use drug doses in excess of the "starting dose."
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Lewiston-Auburn College, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston 04240, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008281:Maine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL