Less than half of Guthrie FP clinic patients with highest risk for CHD are meeting LDL goals.
Nationwide, about one third of treated patients are reaching LDL goals, and less than 20% of CHD patients are at LDL goal.1
Guthrie FP clinic appears to be helping patients achieve goals at higher rates than the national average.
1. National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults, Final Report, Sept, 2002.