2023
National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Recommended Therapies in Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 1999-2020
Lu Y, Liu Y, Dhingra L, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Massey D, Spatz E, Sharma R, Rodriguez F, Watson K, Masoudi F, Krumholz H. National Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Recommended Therapies in Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, 1999-2020. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2345964. PMID: 38039001, PMCID: PMC10692850, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseHistory of ASCVDCross-sectional studyLifestyle modificationPharmacological medicationsOptimal careCurrent careUS adultsEthnic differencesWhite individualsGuideline-recommended therapiesTotal cholesterol controlNon-Hispanic white individualsNutrition Examination SurveyLatino individualsQuality of careSelf-reported raceStatin useRecommended TherapiesSecondary preventionCholesterol controlOptimal regimensSmoking cessationEligible participantsExamination Survey
2017
National Trends in Statin Use and Expenditures in the US Adult Population From 2002 to 2013: Insights From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Salami JA, Warraich H, Valero-Elizondo J, Spatz ES, Desai NR, Rana JS, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Khera A, Blaha MJ, Blumenthal RS, Lloyd-Jones D, Nasir K. National Trends in Statin Use and Expenditures in the US Adult Population From 2002 to 2013: Insights From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. JAMA Cardiology 2017, 2: 56-65. PMID: 27842171, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.4700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseStatin useAdults 40 yearsUS adult populationAdult populationMedical Expenditure Panel Survey databaseRepresentative US adult populationUS adults 40 yearsRetrospective longitudinal cohort studyHigh-intensity doseHigh-risk groupLongitudinal cohort studyMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyGeneral adult populationBrand-name statinsCohort studyStatin usersCardiovascular diseaseMedical conditionsMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsGeneral populationStatinsOOP costsGeneric statins