![]() ![]() 3 Statin therapy after ACS was also beneficial in patients with baseline LDL cholesterol level <70 mg/dL or even ≤50 mg/dL. 3 The treatment goal is LDL cholesterol <70 mg/dL or at least 50% reduction in LDL cholesterol if the baseline level is 70–135 mg/dL. ![]() 1, 2 Therefore, all patients with ACS are recommended to receive high-intensity statin therapy irrespective of baseline low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level. The effectiveness of statin therapy in secondary prevention has been clearly demonstrated, and trials have shown the benefits of intensive statin therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Intensity of Statin Treatment in Korean Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Very Low LDL Cholesterolĭoo Sun Sim, 1 Myung Ho Jeong, 1 Hyo Soo Kim, 2 Hyeon Cheol Gwon, 3 Ki Bae Seung, 4 Seung Woon Rha, 5 Shung Chull Chae, 6 Chong Jin Kim, 7 Kwang Soo Cha, 8 Jong Seon Park, 9 Jung Han Yoon, 10 Jei Keon Chae, 11 Seung Jae Joo, 12 Dong Ju Choi, 13 Seung Ho Hur, 14 In Whan Seong, 15 Myeong Chan Cho, 16 Doo Il Kim, 17 Seok Kyu Oh, 18 Tae Hoon Ahn, 19 Jin Yong Hwang, 20Īnd on behalf of the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry-National Institutes of Health (KAMIR-NIH) registry investigatorsġDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ĢDepartment of Cardiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ģDepartment of Cardiology, Seoul Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.ĤDepartment of Cardiology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.ĥThe Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ĦDepartment of Cardiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.ħDepartment of Cardiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.ĨDepartment of Cardiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.ĩDivision of Cardiology, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.ġ0Division of Cardiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea.ġ1Department of Cardiology, Chunbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.ġ2Department of Cardiology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.ġ3Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ġ4Division of Cardiology, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.ġ5Department of Cardiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ġ6Department of Cardiology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.ġ7Department of Cardiology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.ġ8Department of Cardiology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea.ġ9Department of Cardiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.Ģ0Division of Cardiology, Gyungsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea. English.Ĭopyright © 2019 The Korean Society of Lipid and Atherosclerosis. ![]()
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