Frequency of lipid-lowering therapy after a coronary event in Helsinki, Finland

Authors
Strandberg, TE Vanhanen, H Tikkanen, MJ
Citation
Te. Strandberg et al., Frequency of lipid-lowering therapy after a coronary event in Helsinki, Finland, AM J CARD, 84(1), 1999, pp. 95
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(19990701)84:1<95:FOLTAA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The results from a survey in Finland suggest an important treatment gap of lipid-lowering medications. Patients whose coronary artery disease was diag nosed before 1995 were less likely to be on lipid therapy than patients wit h a more recent diagnosis.