Reaching target lipid levels and the natural history of diabetes mellitus in patients surviving acute coronary syndrome: A retrospective cohort study from a tertiary care outpatient clinic.

Background: Despite the known benefits of lipid-lowering therapy, only a minority of high-risk subjects are reaching defined lipid targets. Impaired fasting glucose and diabetes mellitus are associated with poor short- and long-term outcomes in subjects with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs).

Objectives: To determine the proportion of patients surviving five years of ACS who met recommended lipid targets, and to determine the proportion of subjects with impaired fasting glucose and diabetes mellitus.