Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Target Attainment in Patients With Established Cardiovascular Disease: Analysis of Routine Care Data

T Katrien J Groenhof   ^{1 *} , MD, MSc ;   Daniel Kofink   ^{2 *} , PhD ;   Michiel L Bots   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Hendrik M Nathoe   ² , MD, PhD ;   Imo E Hoefer   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Wouter W Van Solinge   ³ , MD, MSc ;   A Titia Lely   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Folkert W Asselbergs   ^{2, 5, 6} , MD, PhD ;   Saskia Haitjema   ³ , MD, PhD

¹ Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

² Division of Heart and Lungs, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

³ Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

⁴ Department of Obstetrics, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

⁵ Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

⁶ Health Data Research UK, Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally