Comparison of utilization of statin therapy at hospital discharge and six-month outcomes in patients with an acute coronary syndrome and serum low-density lipoprotein>or=100 mg/dl versus<100 mg/dl.

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Published in Am J Cardiol on June 26, 2007

Authors

Frederick A Spencer1, Robert J Goldberg, Joel M Gore, Keith A A Fox, Alvaro Avezum, Giancarlo Agnelli, Leonard Kritharides, Frederick A Anderson, Shaun G Goodman, Gordon FitzGerald, Jeanna Allegrone, David Brieger, GRACE Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and Coronary Care Unit, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia. fspence@mcmaster.ca

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