Cardiovascular mortality after intensive LDL-Cholesterol lowering: Does baseline LDL-Cholesterol really matter?

Cardiovascular mortality after intensive LDL-Cholesterol lowering: Does baseline LDL-Cholesterol really matter?

It remains controversial whether reductions in cardiovascular mortality after intensive lowering of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) depend on baseline LDL-C levels. To reassess these findings, in this brief report, we performed an updated literature search through February 2020 and selec...

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Main Authors: Safi U. Khan, Erin D. Michos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
LDL Cholesterol
Lipid lowering
Cardiovascular mortality
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667720300131

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