A 71-year-old man with prior ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with PCI 6 months ago is on high-intensity statin therapy. His repeat LDL chol...

Question

A 71-year-old man with prior ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with PCI 6 months ago is on high-intensity statin therapy. His repeat LDL cholesterol is 2.3 mmol/L. According to current CCS guidance on secondary prevention, what is the recommended LDL target or threshold at which to consider intensifying lipid-lowering therapy with a non-statin agent?

Accepted Answer

LDL less than 1.8 mmol/L

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LDL less than 3.5 mmol/L

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LDL less than 2.5 mmol/L

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LDL less than 2.0 mmol/L or at least 50 percent reduction from baseline

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LDL less than 1.0 mmol/L

ca-rcpsc-im MCQ (SBA): Secondary prevention dyslipidaemia