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- Title
Exploring Contemporary Data on Lipid-Lowering Therapy Prescribing in Patients Following Discharge for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the South of Italy.
- Authors
Citarella, Anna; Cammarota, Simona; Bernardi, Francesca Futura; Caliendo, Luigi; D'Andrea, Antonello; Fimiani, Biagio; Fogliasecca, Marianna; Pacella, Daniela; Pagnotta, Rita; Trama, Ugo; Zito, Giovanni Battista; Cillo, Mariarosaria; Vercellone, Adriano
- Abstract
Current international guidelines strongly recommend the use of high-intensity lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) after hospitalization for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. With this study, our aim was to evaluate LLT prescribing in a large Italian cohort of patients after discharge for an ASCVD event, exploring factors associated with a lower likelihood of receiving any LLT and high-intensity LLT. Individuals aged 18 years and older discharged for an ASCVD event in 2019–2020 were identified using hospital discharge abstracts from two local health units of the Campania region. LLT treatment patterns were analyzed in the 6 months after the index event. Logistic regression models were developed for estimating patient predictors of any LLT prescription and to compare high-intensity and low-to-moderate-intensity LLT. Results: A total of 8705 subjects were identified. In the 6 months post-discharge, 56.7% of patients were prescribed LLT and, of those, 48.7% were high-intensity LLT. Female sex, older age, and stroke/TIA or PAD conditions were associated with a higher likelihood of not receiving high-intensity LLT. Similar predictors were found for LLT prescriptions. LLT utilization and the specific use of high-intensity LLT remain low in patients with ASCVD, suggesting a substantial unmet need among these patients in the contemporary real-world setting.
- Subjects
CAMPANIA (Italy); ITALY; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; LOGISTIC regression analysis; OLDER people; HOSPITAL utilization
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 15, p4344
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm11154344