Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment Outcomes in Severe Hypercholesterolemia: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Authors :: Chan Joo Lee
Sanghyun Park
Kyungdo Han
Sang‐Hak Lee
Source :: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 11, Iss 9 (2022)
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Wiley, 2022.
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 (

Subjects :: Asian continental ancestry group
atherosclerosis
health care
lipoproteins
LDL
outcome assessment
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701

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

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