Association Between Achieved Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Long-Term Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes: An Analysis of FOURIER-OLE

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, long-term achievement of lower LDL-C levels, down to <20 mg/dL (<0.5 mmol/L), was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes with no significant safety concerns.REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.CLINICALTRIALS: gov; Unique identifier: NCT01764633.PMID:36779348 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.063399

Source: Circulation - February 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prakriti Gaba Michelle L O'Donoghue Jeong-Gun Park Stephen D Wiviott Dan Atar Julia F Kuder KyungAh Im Sabina A Murphy Gaetano M De Ferrari Zbigniew A Gaciong Kalman Toth Ioanna Gouni-Berthold Jose Lopez-Miranda Fran çois Schiele Fran çois Mach Jose H F Source Type: research