作者
Maneesh Sud, Lu Han, Maria Koh, Husam Abdel-Qadir, Peter C Austin, Michael E Farkouh, Lucas C Godoy, Patrick R Lawler, Jacob A Udell, Harindra C Wijeysundera, Dennis T Ko
发表日期
2020/9/22
期刊
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
卷号
76
期号
12
页码范围
1440-1450
出版商
American College of Cardiology Foundation
简介
Background
After percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), patients remain at high risk of developing late cardiovascular events. Although controlling low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) may improve outcomes after PCI, practice guidelines do not have specific recommendations on LDL-C management for this subgroup.
Objectives
The purpose of this study was to evaluate LDL-C testing and levels after PCIs, and to assess the association between LDL-C and longer-term cardiovascular events after PCIs.
Methods
All patients who received their first PCI from October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2014, in Ontario, Canada, were considered for inclusion. Patients who had LDL-C measurement within 6 months after PCI were categorized as: <70 mg/dl, 70 to <100 mg/dl, and ≥100 mg/dl. The primary composite outcome was cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, and stroke …
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