Low density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: Newer concepts
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the target of lipid lowering therapy in subjects who have atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or who are at risk of developing it. There have been many debatable issues in this field. Should lifelong statins be prescribed for subjects at low...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2016;volume=5;issue=4;spage=125;epage=129;aulast=Iyengar |