LDL-cholesterol targets after the ACC/AHA 2013 guidelines: evidence that lower is better?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Aug 5;64(5):495-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.05.020.

Authors

Ori Ben-Yehuda¹, Anthony N DeMaria²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California.

PMID: 25082584
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.05.020

No abstract available

Keywords: LDL-cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol goal; guidelines; statins.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Atherosclerosis*
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Lipoproteins / blood*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Lipoproteins