Cardiovascular Risk and Treatment Outcomes in Severe Hypercholesterolemia: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Conclusions Using large Korean cohort data, our study proved incrementally elevated cardiovascular risk and clinical benefit associated with LDL-C<100 mg/dL in individuals with severe hypercholesterolemia. These results support aggressive lipid lowering and provide evidence for the LDL-C target in this population.PMID:35470675 | DOI:10.1161/JAHA.121.024379

Source: Atherosclerosis - April 26, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chan Joo Lee Sanghyun Park Kyungdo Han Sang-Hak Lee Source Type: research