Carotid Atherosclerosis Evolution when Targeting a Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentration < 70 mg/dL after an Ischemic Stroke of Atherosclerotic Origin.

Conclusions: In patients with ischemic stroke and atherosclerosis, an LDL-C target of <70 mg/dL (1.8 mmol/L) did not reduce the incidence of new carotid plaques but produced significantly greater regression of carotid atherosclerosis than an LDL-C target of 90 to 110 mg/dL. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov Unique Identifier: NCT01252875.
PMID: 32594766 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation - June 28, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Amarenco P, Hobeanu C, Labreuche J, Charles H, Giroud M, Meseguer E, Lavallée PC, Steg PG, Vicaut É, Bruckert E, Touboul PJ Tags: Circulation Source Type: research