This retrospective database study looked at patients in Israel who were treated for conditions like hypercholesterolemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The researchers examined data from Maccabi Healthcare Services between 2013 and 2019.
The study focused on how these patients used lipid lowering therapy. The researchers looked at various factors, including treatment patterns, how well patients stuck to their medication schedules, and how well they controlled their low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The study also looked at cardiovascular outcomes and how much healthcare resources were used.
Because this was a retrospective database study, it provides an overview of what happened in a specific group of people over several years. It does not provide new clinical trials or direct evidence of cause and effect. Readers should view these findings as a way to understand how treatment is currently being managed in this specific population.
