Yield of Dual Therapy With Statin and Ezetimibe in the Treat Stroke to Target Trial

CONCLUSIONS: In the TST trial (Treat Stroke to Target), targeting an LDL cholesterol of < 70 mg/dL with a combination of statin and ezetimibe compared with 100±10 mg/dL consistently reduced the risk of subsequent stroke.REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.CLINICALTRIALS: gov; Unique identifier: NCT01252875. URL: clinicaltrialsregister.eu; Unique identifier: EUDRACT2009-A01280-57.PMID:36154103 | DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.039728

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 26, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pierre Amarenco Jong S Kim Julien Labreuche Hugo Charles Maurice Giroud Byung-Chul Lee Philippa C Lavall ée Marie-H élène Mahagne Elena Meseguer Norbert Nighoghossian Philippe Gabriel Steg Éric Vicaut Eric Bruckert Treat Stroke to Target Investigators Source Type: research