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What the Study Did: This study of 17,000 adults ages 20 to 39 found that fewer than 1 in 3 with severe high cholesterol achieved guideline-directed low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction and nearly 1 in 4 had an LDL-C level persistently at levels indicating statin therapy, and fewer than half of these patients were prescribed lipid lowering therapy.
Authors: Michael C. Honigberg, M.D., M.P.P., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4983)
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