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Impact of Implementation of a Region-Wide Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Management Clinical Pathway for the Secondary Prevention of Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Circ J
October 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Article Synopsis
- A clinical pathway was implemented in Nagasaki hospitals for managing LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to improve patient outcomes.
- The study found that the percentage of patients achieving the LDL-C target of <70 mg/dL increased from 37.2% to 54.6% after the pathway was introduced.
- Overall, the implementation of this pathway significantly enhanced lipid-lowering therapy effectiveness in hospitals performing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide. In Japan, the spread of COVID-19 was recognized and a state of emergency declared in April 2020. In response, public health interventions, such as discouraging people from leaving their homes unnecessarily, were enacted across the country.
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