M Alan BrookhartCatherine WienerUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillAbstract/ManuscriptCareYesUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamR&D
Lipid Testing Trends Before and After Hospitalization for Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the United States, 2008-2019.
Lipid Testing Trends Before and After Hospitalization for Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the United States, 2008-2019
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.