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title: >-
  Lipids testing trends before and after hospitalization for myocardial
  infarction among adults in the United States, 2008-2019.
description: >-
  Explore this publication on real-world evidence: Lipids testing trends before
  and after hospitalization for myocardial infarction among adults in the
  United…
date: '2021-01-01'
category: Publications
tags:
  - European Society Of Cardiology Congress
  - Oral Presentation
  - R&D
  - Care
  - Methods/Pharmacoepi
  - Cardiovascular
  - Health System Partner
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## Challenge

Lipid testing following MI hospitalization is recommended to guide secondary prevention management, but whether hospitalization itself serves as a teachable moment driving increased testing had not been characterized in real-world US adult data.

## Solution

Target RWE researchers analyzed lipid testing trends before and after MI hospitalization in a large US population, quantifying the degree to which hospitalization drives increased testing and characterizing predictors of post-discharge guideline-concordant testing.

## Impact

Documenting that MI hospitalization drives only modest increases in lipid testing identifies a quality improvement opportunity for cardiovascular secondary prevention drug development programs.