Increased residual cardiovascular risk in U.S. veterans with moderately-elevated baseline triglycerides and well-controlled LDL-C levels on statins

Increased residual cardiovascular risk in U.S. veterans with moderately-elevated baseline triglycerides and well-controlled LDL-C levels on statins

BackgroundRecent studies have demonstrated a causal role for elevated triglycerides (TG) in incident cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD) and those with CV risk factors alone, particularly diabetes.ObjectiveUsing a large cohort of U.S. veterans with st...

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Main Authors: Sarah Leatherman, Ryan Ferguson, Cynthia Hau, Kelly Harrington, Craig Granowitz, Sephy Philip, Peter Paul Toth, Deepak Bhatt, William Boden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
triglyceride
low-density lipoprotein
residual risk
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular death
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.982815/full

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