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Strategies to achieve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets in high-risk patients.
Current Medical Research and Opinion 2018 October
Several options exist in very-high risk patients who do not achieve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets despite treatment with atorvastatin 80 mg, including switching to rosuvastatin 40 mg, adding ezetimibe or adding a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor. Taking into account the safety, LDL-C lowering capacity, effect on cardiovascular events and cost of these available options, switching to rosuvastatin 40 mg appears to represent the most attractive strategy. Nevertheless, more studies are needed to confirm the effects of this strategy on LDL-C levels given the limited available data.
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