Escalation of liPid-lOwering therapy in patientS wiTh vascular disease receiving HIGH-intensity statins: the retrospective POST-HIGH study.

ABSTRACT: In this retrospective study, we investigated whether lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) escalation has clinical benefits in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels of 55-99 mg/dL (1.4-2.6 mmol/L), post high-intensity. Out of 6317 Korean patients screened in 2005-2018, 1159 individuals with ASCVD and LDL-C levels of 55-99 mg/dL after statin use equivalent to 40 mg atorvastatin were included. After 1:2 propensity score matching, 492 patients (164 with LLT escalation, 328 controls without LLT escalation) were finally analysed. Primary outcome variables were major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) and all-cause death. At median follow-up (1.93 years), the escalation group had a lower MACCE rate (1.72

SUBMITTER: Ha J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8076278 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature