Browsing Clinical Inquiries, 2010 by Title "Which patients benefit from lowering LDL to <100 mg/dL?"

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  • Which patients benefit from lowering LDL to <100 mg/dL? 

    Evensen, Ann E.; Elliott, Marguerite; Hooper-Lane, Christopher (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2010)
    Patients who have coronary heart disease (CHD) or are at high risk for CHD should aim for a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) target of <100 mg/dL. An LDL target of <70 mg/dL is an option for very-high-risk patients (strength ...