A Comparison of Two LDL Cholesterol Targets after Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Pierre Amarenco,
Kim Js,
Julien Labreuche,
Hubert Charles,
Jérémy Abtan,
Yannick Béjot,
L. Cabrejo,
Cha Jk,
Grégory Ducrocq,
Maurice Giroud,
Céline Guidoux,
Cristina Hobeanu,
Kim Yj,
Bertrand Lapergue,
Philippa C. Lavallée,
Lee Bc,
Lee Kb,
Didier Leys,
Mahagne Mh,
Elena Meseguer,
Norbert Nighoghossian,
Fernando Pico,
Yves Samson,
Igor Sibon,
Philippe Gabríel Steg,
Sung Sm,
PierreJean Touboul,
Emmanuel Touzé,
Olivier Varenne,
Éric Vicaut,
Nessima Yelles,
Éric Bruckert
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1910355
Subject(s) - ischemic stroke , medicine , cardiology , stroke (engine) , cholesterol , statin , ldl cholesterol , lipoprotein , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
After an ischemic stroke or TIA with evidence of atherosclerosis, patients who had a target LDL cholesterol level of less than 70 mg per deciliter had a lower risk of subsequent cardiovascular events than those who had a target range of 90 mg to 110 mg per deciliter. (Funded by the French Ministry of Health and others; Treat Stroke to Target ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01252875.).
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