--- title: >- Lipid Testing Trends Before and After Hospitalization for Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the United States, 2008-2019 description: >- Explore this publication on real-world evidence: Lipid Testing Trends Before and After Hospitalization for Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the United… date: '2022-01-01' author: M. Alan Brookhart, PhD, Catherine Wiener category: Publications tags: - Cardiovascular - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Abstract/Manuscript - Clinical Epidemiology - Care - 'Yes' - Health System Partner - University of Alabama at Birmingham - Methods/Pharmacoepi - R&D canonical_url: >- https://www.headwaterscience.com/resources/publications/di-cardiovascular/lipid-testing-trends-before-and-after-hospitalization-for/ source: Headwater Science license: © 2026 Headwater Science. All rights reserved. slug: lipid-testing-trends-before-and-after-hospitalization-for id: XsfZVEWV4nrktWMqmaTAj contentType: article --- ## Challenge Following hospitalization for myocardial infarction, guideline-recommended lipid testing is critical to secondary prevention management, but the real-world prevalence and trends in post-MI lipid testing in US commercially insured adults had not been characterized at scale. ## Solution Target RWE researchers analyzed lipid testing trends before and after hospitalization for MI using large US administrative claims data, quantifying guideline-concordant testing rates and identifying patient characteristics associated with testing gaps. ## Impact Demonstrating that post-MI lipid testing falls substantially short of guideline recommendations provides real-world evidence of secondary prevention care gaps, supporting pharma partners developing lipid-lowering therapies and informing quality improvement initiatives. ## Use Cases / Links Post-MI lipid testing gap characterization for cardiovascular secondary prevention quality improvement, Real-world care gap evidence supporting lipid-lowering therapy development and prescriber education