Maintenance of improved lipid levels following attendance at a cardiovascular risk reduction clinic: a 10-year experience.

Background: Specialty cardiovascular risk reduction clinics (CRRC) increase the proportion of patients attaining recommended lipid targets; however, it is not known if the benefits are sustained after discharge. We evaluated the impact of a CRRC on lipid levels and assessed the long-term effect of a CRRC in maintaining improved lipid levels following discharge.

Methods: The medical records of consecutive dyslipidemic patients discharged > 6 months from a tertiary hospital CRRC from January 1991 to January 2001 were retrospectively reviewed.