What is the rationale for a new category called “extreme risk,” introduced by AACE in which they designate a threshold LDL-C target of 55 mg/dL?

What is the rationale for a new category called “extreme risk,” introduced by AACE in which they designate a threshold LDL-C target of 55 mg/dL?

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What is the rationale for a new category called “extreme risk,” introduced by AACE in which they designate a threshold LDL-C target of 55 mg/dL?

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Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCP(C), FACP

Lawrence Leiter, MD, FRCP(C), FACP

Head, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Director, Lipid Clinic Associate Director, Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre St. Michael’s Hospital Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario