Dyslipidemia
Conditions
Keywords
Dyslipidemia Treatment and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to establish the proportion of patients on lipid-lowering pharmacological treatment (statin or combination) reaching the LDL-C goals according to the updated 2004 National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) guidelines.
Detailed description
MC MD
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Provision of subject informed consent, Female or male aged = 18 years * Patients eligible for treatment of dyslipidemia with statins, according to the current guidelines NCEP ATPIII about Dyslipidemias and Atherosclerosis Prevention Receiving lipid-lowering drug treatment for at least 15 days.
Exclusion criteria
* Involvement in the planning and conduct of the study (applies to either AstraZeneca staff or staff at the study site). * Previous enrolment or randomisation of treatment in the present study * Participation in a clinical study during the last 90 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number (#) of subjects achieving the LDL-C goals according to updated 2004 NCEP ATP III guidelines. | 1 year |
| The percent (%) of subjects achieving the LDL-C goals according to updated 2004 NCEP ATP III guidelines. | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of the secondary event rate cardiovascular patients on lipid-lowering pharmacological treatment (statin or combination) who reaching and non-reaching the LDL-C goals according to the updated 2004 NCEP ATP III guidelines for 1 year | 1 year |
| The percentage of subjects achieving the LDL-C goals according to the updated 2004 NCEP ATP III guidelines for several subject subsets | 1 year |
| The number of subjects achieving the LDL-C goals according to the updated 2004 NCEP ATP III guidelines for several subject subsets | 1 year |
| The percent of the secondary event rate cardiovascular patients on lipid-lowering pharmacological treatment (statin or combination) who reaching and non-reaching the LDL-C goals according to the updated 2004 NCEP ATP III guidelines for 1 year | 1 year |
| The percent of the secondary event rate of cerebrovascular patients on lipid-lowering pharmacological treatment (statin or combination) who reaching and non-reaching the LDL-C goals according to the updated 2004 NCEP ATP III guidelines for 1 | 1 year |
| The number of the secondary event rate of cerebrovascular patients on lipid-lowering pharmacological treatment (statin or combination) who reaching and non-reaching the LDL-C goals according to the updated 2004 NCEP ATP III guidelines for 1 | 1 year |