Lipid lowering therapy in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases: Which matters in the real world? Statin intensity or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level? ‒ Data from a multicenter registry cohort study in Taiwan.
Whether a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal is essential in secondary prevention is still being debated. The aim of our study was to investigate whether achieving particular LDL-C level goals is associated with the reduction in the risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in patie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5658082?pdf=render |