You have noted that 70 mg/dL is the “AHA Guideline” threshold for the LDL-C level in high-risk patients, but when in your view is more aggressive lowering to levels such as those observed in the ODYSSEY Outcomes and FOURIER trials justified?

Name: You have noted that 70 mg/dL is the “AHA Guideline” threshold for the LDL-C level in high-risk patients, but when in your view is more aggressive lowering to levels such as those observed in the ODYSSEY Outcomes and FOURIER trials justified?
Uploaded: 2019-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

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Christian Ruff, MD

Christian Ruff, MD
Principal Investigator, ENGAGE-AF Trial
TIMI Group
Director, General Cardiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA