The intensive statin therapy:how can we do better.
- VernacularTitle:调脂治疗 我们何去何从
- Author:
Lixin GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol;
statin;
intensive therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
2001;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Many clinical trails demonstrated that statin drugs is very effective in the management of atherosclerotic vascular disease,statin drugs can reduce the incidence of the major adverse outcomes of death,heart attack,and stroke.The benefit of statins was due to the lowering of low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol levels,but there is still much uncertainty in many patient subsets.Nowadays the question is what level of LDL-C is the best for the patients who have a high risk of cardiovascular disease,and how can we do about intensive statin therapy.More evidence is necessary to clarify if current treatment guidelines and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals are optimal for all patients within different risk category.
