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Statin Intensity and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Very Low LDL-Cholesterol.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 11, p e0166246 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016.
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Abstract
- 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.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
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.ba0b511a74994f8590bab6956769ee77
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166246