ArticleAmerican journal of public health2004
Is lipid-lowering therapy underused by African Americans at high risk of coronary heart disease within the VA health care system?
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- Racial and ethnic disparities in the VA health care system: a systematic review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2008Pooled it
- Cardiovascular health disparities: a systematic review of health care interventions.Medical care research and review : MCRR · 2007Pooled it
- Appropriateness of cholesterol management in primary care by sex and level of cardiovascular risk.Preventive cardiology · 2009Trial
- Factors Associated With PCSK9 Inhibitor Initiation Among US Veterans.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- Impact of Race and Location of Residence on Statin Treatment Among Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.The American journal of cardiology · 2020Article
- Racial-Geographic Disparity in Lipid Management in Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.Health equity · 2019Article
- Temporal Trends of High-Intensity Statin Therapy Among Veterans Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2018Article
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in VA Services Utilization as a Partial Pathway to Mortality Differentials Among Veterans Diagnosed With TBI.Global journal of health science · 2015Article
- Lifestyle therapy changes and hypercholesterolemia: identifying risk groups in a community sample of Blacks and Whites.Ethnicity & disease · 2009Article
- Assessment of racial disparities in chronic kidney disease stage 3 and 4 care in the department of defense health system.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2008Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined whether racial differences exist in cholesterol monitoring, use of lipid-lowering agents, and achievement of guideline-recommended low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
methodsWe reviewed charts for 1045 African American and White patients with coronary heart disease at 5 Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals.
resultsLipid levels were obtained in 67.0% of patients. Whites and African Americans had similar screening rates and mean lipid levels. Among the 544 ideal candidates for therapy, rates of treatment and achievement of target LDL levels were similar.
conclusionsWe found no disparities in cholesterol management. This absence of disparities may be the result of VA quality improvement initiatives or prescription coverage through the VA health care system.
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