Statin Intensity and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Very Low LDL-Cholesterol

Soo Youn Lee, Seung-Jin Oh, Eung Ju Kim, Chi-Yoon Oum, Sung Hwan Park, Jaewon Oh, Jung-Sun Kim, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Sungha Park, Hyuk-Jae Chang, Geu-Ru Hong, Young-Guk Ko, Seok-Min Kang, Donghoon Choi, Jong-Won Ha, Myeong-Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang, Namsik Chung and Sang-Hak Lee

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: Background: Although intensive statin therapy is recommended for high risk patients, evidence of its benefit in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and very low low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) has been very rare. In this study, we investigated whether higher statin intensity reduces cardiovascular risks in this population. Methods: In this retrospective study, a total of 5234 patients with stable CAD were screened at three tertiary hospitals in Korea; 449 patients (mean age: 65 years, male: 69%) with LDL-C

Date: 2016
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