Impact of Goal-Directed Statin Therapy on Open and Endovascular Interventions for Claudication Owing to Superficial Femoral Artery Disease

Controlling lipids, in particular cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, has been identified as a key intervention to prevent adverse systemic events in patients with a high atherosclerotic burden and claudication. It is unclear if goal-directed therapy of to achieve a decrease in cholesterol (

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - July 20, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Tracy J. Cheun, Mark G. Davies Tags: Abstract from the 2018 Eastern Vascular Society Annual Meeting Source Type: research