Lower LDL-C goal: Wow! that's a pretty deep/involved question. Treating to new targets (tnt) was announced/published in 2005. The idea was to see if more aggressive treatment of cholesterol (aiming for lower goals) would improve outcomes. Indeed it appears that aiming for goal LDL <70mg/dl leads to lower risk of cardiac events in stable heart disease. Read more at http://www.Theheart.Org/article/399675.Do.
Answered 9/28/2012
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