Lipid lowering therapy patterns and the risk of cardiovascular events in the 1-year after acute myocardial infarction in United Arab Emirates.
Lionel PintoMohamed FarghalySasikiran NunnaBadarinath Chickballapur RamachandracharSri Harshadeep ChilukuriAshok NatarajanPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Patients hospitalized with MI in Dubai present an increased risk of CVEs in their first-year post-discharge. Majority of the patients presented with LDL-C levels above 70 mg/dL, which indicates suboptimal lipid control with existing LLT, particularly in high-risk patients.
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