Frequency of lipid-lowering therapy after a coronary event in Helsinki, Finland.
The results from a survey in Finland suggest an important treatment gap of lipid-lowering medications. Patients whose coronary artery disease was diagnosed before 1995 were less likely to be on lipid therapy than patients with a more recent diagnosis.
Strandberg
T E
TE
Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland. timo.strandberg@huch.fi
Vanhanen
H
H
Tikkanen
M J
MJ
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008055:Lipids