Association of Elevated Triglycerides With Increased Cardiovascular Risk and Direct Costs in Statin-Treated Patients

ObjectiveTo retrospectively investigate the real-world impact of elevated triglyceride (TG) levels on cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, medical resource utilization, and medical costs using observational administrative claims data from the Optum Research Database.MethodsPatients with one or more claims for statin therapy between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2010, and 6 months or more of baseline data prior to the index date were eligible for...