Ldl Cholesterol

NEW ORLEANS — Among adults with CAD, a treat-to-target LDL strategy of 50 mg/dL to 70 mg/dL was noninferior to a high-intensity statin therapy for the 3-year composite of death, MI, stroke or coronary revascularization, researchers wrote.

NEW ORLEANS — Most patients at high or very high CV risk do not achieve guideline-recommended LDL goals, according to data from the Family Heart Database presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

NEW ORLEANS — In a phase 2 trial, an oral PCSK9 inhibitor lowered LDL about the same amount observed with injectable PCSK9 inhibitors for 8 weeks, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

NEW ORLEANS — Causal artificial intelligence used to augment a polygenic risk score for CAD helped estimate how much individual patients must lower their LDL, systolic BP or both to overcome inherited risk for a major coronary event.