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MARCH 24, 2023

44% Higher Rate of CV Events Among Americans Who Do Not Maintain Recommended LDL-C Levels

By SPC News Staff

SAN ANTONIO—A real-world retrospective analysis by the Family Heart Foundation found that high-risk Americans who do not maintain the recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels had a 44% higher rate of cardiovascular events compared with those who achieved and maintained recommended LDL-C levels, according to a presentation at AMCP 2023 (presentation 17). 

According to the 2018 multidisciplinary cholesterol treatment guidelines by the American