Reducing Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol After Myocardial Infarction in Older Individuals, Levels Versus Change: Can Observational Studies Answer the Questions?

J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 May 12;7(10):e009430. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009430.

Author

Lewis H Kuller¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh, PA kullerl@edc.pitt.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; lipids; myocardial infarction; secondary prevention; statin therapy.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome*
Aged
Canada
Cholesterol, LDL
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors*
Myocardial Infarction*

Substances

Cholesterol, LDL
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors