#AHA19 – [Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: After an Ischemic Stroke or TIE a Lower LDL Treatment Target Reduces Cardiovascular Events

A Comparison of Two LDL Cholesterol Targets after Ischemic Stroke – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Treat Stroke to Target Finds Lower Risk of CV Events With Lower LDL-C Levels – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Treat Stroke to Target – Treat Stroke to Target – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Lower Cholesterol Cuts CV Events: Treat Stroke to Target Trial – TCTMD (free)

#AHA19 – Just Presented at the 2019 American Heart Association Annual Meeting

Related Commentary on Twitter

In patients with stroke and atherosclerosis randomly assigned to LDL targets of 70 mg/dl or 100 mg/dL, a composite CV endpoint was 12% lower over a median of 3.5 years in the lower LDL target group. #AHA19 https://t.co/l8vZ1M7XF6

— NEJM (@NEJM) November 18, 2019