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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2004; 43:1517-1523, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2003.12.037
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Cardiology management improves secondary prevention measures among patients with coronary artery disease

P. Michael Ho, MD*,*, Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC{ddagger}, Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACC§, Gary K. Grunwald, PhD||, Anne E. Sales, PhD, Karl E. Hammermeister, MD{dagger} and John S. Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, FACC{dagger}

* Health Services Research, Denver, Colorado, USA
{dagger} Cardiology and Health Services Research, Denver Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
{ddagger} Cardiology Division, Denver Health Medical Center, Divisions of Cardiology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
§ Cardiovascular Outcomes and Quality, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
|| Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Ischemic Heart Disease Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (IHD-QUERI), Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA



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  		Figure 1 Proportion of coronary artery disease patients meeting low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and blood pressure (BP) goals. *p < 0.01. Open bars = no cardiology involvement; solid bars = cardiology involvement.

 


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  		Figure 2 Subgroup analysis. BP = blood pressure; DM = diabetes mellitus; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.

 


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  		Figure 3 Proportion of coronary artery disease patients with and without cardiology involvement prescribed the following classes of medications. ACEi = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB = angiotensin receptor blockers; CCB = calcium channel blocker. *p < 0.01. Open bars = no cardiology involvement; solid bars = cardiology involvement.

 




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