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Physician Recognition and Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia
Joel S. Landzberg, MD;
Craig R. Heim, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1989;149(4):933-935.
Abstract
• To assess physician behavior regarding hypercholesterolemia, records of patients whose serum cholesterol levels averaged 6.85 mmol/L or greater during a two-month period were reviewed. Of 111 eligible patients, physicians noted hypercholesterolemia in 62 (56%) and prescribed treatment in 34 (31%). Excluding those whose condition had been previously diagnosed and who were receiving treatment at the time of initiation of the study, only 22% of patients with high-risk serum cholesterol levels received treatment. An aggressive physician education program on the definition, evaluation, and management of hypercholesterolemia is needed.
(Arch Intern Med 1989;149:933-935)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 7, 1988.
Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, 2553 Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232 (Dr Heim).
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