Combination of very low LDL and normal systolic blood pressure attenuate coronary artery disease

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 12:31 in Health & Medicine

New data published in the 31 March issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology show that patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who achieve very low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol along with normal systolic blood pressure have the slowest progression of CAD. The results suggest that patients with CAD should be treated to the most stringent target levels so that they can achieve optimal results from their lipid lowering and antihypertensive therapies...

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