Role of Small Dense Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Receiving Statin Treatment

CONCLUSIONS: Under the condition of treatment with statins, patients with CAD and type 2 DM who had sdLDL-C levels of ≥ 40.0 mg/dL had a high risk for cardiovascular events even though serum TG levels were controlled at ＜150 mg/dL.PMID:37926523 | DOI:10.5551/jat.64416

Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - November 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Takayuki Yamaji Takahiro Harada Masato Kajikawa Tatsuya Maruhashi Shinji Kishimoto Farina Mohamad Yusoff Kazuaki Chayama Chikara Goto Ayumu Nakashima Hirofumi Tomiyama Bonpei Takase Takahide Kohro Toru Suzuki Tomoko Ishizu Shinichiro Ueda Tsutomu Yamazaki Source Type: research