Abstract:we can only emphasise the findings that lipid-lowering therapy was used in only a small proportion of such patients admitted to our cardiac care unit (CCU) in 1996.The delay and discrepancy between evidence and clinical practice is not a new finding but is clearly a complex isssue and not restricted to cardiovascular medicine. We did not investigate in depth the causes for this in our case. However, we suggested that incorporating the prescription of lipid-lowering therapy into the CCU protocol may help to add… Show more
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