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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'
category: Publications
tags:
  - M Alan Brookhart
  - Cardiovascular
  - Catherine Wiener
  - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  - Abstract/Manuscript
  - Care
  - 'Yes'
  - University of Alabama at Birmingham
  - R&D
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## 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.

## Use Cases/Links

[Read the publication](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35677476/)