Intensive LDL Cholesterol Targeting in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Yong-Joon Lee·Byeong-Keuk Kim·Jin Won Kim·Sang‐Hyup Lee·Gwang-Sil Kim·Jae Hyoung Park·Jin-Man Cho·Woong Chol Kang·Hyuck-Jun Yoon·Won–Ho Kim·Seung-Jin Lee·Jin Bae Lee·Ji-Yong Jang·Sanghoon Shin·Ik Hyun Park·Sung Uk Kwon·S. A. Kim·Sung-Jin Hong·C. W. Ahn·Jung-Sun Kim·Young-Guk Ko·D. CHOI·Myeong-Ki Hong·Yangsoo Jang·Seung-Jun Lee
Among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, targeting an LDL cholesterol level of less than 55 mg per deciliter resulted in a lower risk of cardiovascular events at 3 years than targeting a level of less than 70 mg per deciliter. (Funded by the Cardiovascular Research Center and Yuhan; Ez-PAVE ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04626973.).