Although the AHA Guidelines identify a 70 mg/dL threshold target for patients at high risk for recurrent ACS, do you believe this is merely a “starting point” identifying a minimal level of LDL-C goal attainment?

Although the AHA Guidelines identify a 70 mg/dL threshold target for patients at high risk for recurrent ACS, do you believe this is merely a “starting point” identifying a minimal level of LDL-C goal attainment?

Although the AHA Guidelines identify a 70 mg/dL threshold target for patients at high risk for recurrent ACS, do you believe this is merely a “starting point” identifying a minimal level of LDL-C goal attainment?


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Christie Ballantyne, MD

Christie Ballantyne, MD

Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Methodist DeBakey Heart Center Chief of the Section of Cardiovascular Research Baylor College of Medicine Director of Atherosclerosis Laboratory Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX