Abstract
Background: We assessed if patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) were better treated with statins prior to hospitalisation and the effect on total cholesterol (TC) with time. Method: Australian patients with discharge diagnosis of ACS enrolled in the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE, 1999–2007, n= 4069) and The Cooperative National Registry of Acute Coronary Care Guideline Adherence and Clinical Events (CONCORDANCE, 2009–2010, n= 777) were included. Yearly change in initial admission TC and statin use prior to hospitalisation were assessed and adjusted for temporal change in demographic characteristics, background cardiac history 140 The FHWA Program: Nurse-led Cascade Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)
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