EARLY: Educational Intervention to Improve Patient Awareness on Early LDL-C Lowering in Secondary Prevention

연구 개요

Cluster Randomized Trial to test the effectiveness of a patient level delivered educational intervention to improve the awareness on the relevance of obtaining LDL cholesterol recommended goals in patients admitted for an acute coronary syndrome, as compared to usual care. Overall, 24 sites (Coronary Care Units) will be included in the study, 12 randomized to the intervention and 12 to usual care. Overall, 240 patients will be enrolled during an acute coronary syndrome hospitalization.