Lipid Testing Trends in the US Before and After the Release of the 2013 Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines.
Sara N LevintowStephanie R ReadingBradley C SaulYing YuDiane ReamsLeah J McGrathKiran PhilipPaul J DluzniewskiM Alan BrookhartPublished in: Clinical epidemiology (2020)
We observed no discernible impact of the release of the 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines on LDL-C testing rates. Rather, there was a gradual decline in testing rates starting prior to the guideline change and continuing throughout the study period. Our findings suggest that the guidelines had little to no impact on use of LDL-C testing.