Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Adults With Coronary Artery Disease in the US, January 2015 to March 2020

Rahul Aggarwal; Nicholas Chiu; Peter Libby; William E Boden; Deepak L Bhatt

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.8646

Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Adults With Coronary Artery Disease in the US, January 2015 to March 2020

JAMA. 2023 Jul 3;330(1):80-82. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.8646.

Authors

Rahul Aggarwal¹, Nicholas Chiu², Peter Libby¹, William E Boden³, Deepak L Bhatt⁴

Affiliations

¹ Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Mount Sinai Heart, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study uses National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to examine lipid control among adults in the US with coronary artery disease from January 2015 to March 2020.

MeSH terms

Adult
Cholesterol, HDL
Cholesterol, LDL* / blood
Coronary Artery Disease* / blood
Coronary Artery Disease* / epidemiology
Humans
Risk Factors
United States / epidemiology

Substances

Cholesterol, HDL
Cholesterol, LDL