Author Interviews, Heart Disease, JAMA, Statins / 09.03.2023
Not All Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Require High Intensity Statins
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Myeong-Ki Hong, MD PhD
Professor of Cardiology
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Severance Cardiovascular Hospital
Seoul, Korea
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: The background of this study was to compare the long-term clinical outcomes between the two distinct strategies regarding statin intensity in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
One is to titrate statin intensity to meet a target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level (treat-to-target strategy), the other is to maintain high-intensity statin without a target goal (high-intensity statin strategy).
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