Population
1,049 non-Medicare members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Michigan who underwent carotid endarterectomy…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
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Low sustained use of secondary prevention meds after CE signals a care gap; leaves open whether adherence strategies improve outcomes.
Despite high initial prescription rates, sustained use of statins and other secondary prevention medications remains low following carotid endarterectomy, highlighting a gap in optimal medical therapy.
Betancourt et al. (2004) studied this question.
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