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Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment Outcomes in Severe Hypercholesterolemia: A Nationwide Cohort Study
- Source :
- Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 11, Iss 9 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2022.
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Abstract
- Background This study aimed to evaluate the cardiovascular risk and outcomes after lipid reduction in patients with severe hypercholesterolemia using a nationwide cohort. Methods and Results This study used the database from the National Health Insurance Service of Korea. Among individuals who underwent regular health examination and follow‐up, 2 377 918 were enrolled and categorized into 3 groups with severe hypercholesterolemia according to low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) levels, namely, ≥260, 225 to 259, and 190 to 224 mg/dL groups, and a control group (
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20479980
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5eb462c7f141494882d8cf4e4c80e70d
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.024379