Prognostic significance of baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients undergoing coronary revascularization; A report from the CREDO-Kyoto registry
Kenji Kanenawa,
Kyohei Yamaji,
Takeshi Morimoto
et al.
Abstract:Background: The impact of very low baseline levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) on patients with coronary artery disease remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with low baseline LDL-C levels who had undergone coronary revascularization. Methods: We enrolled 39439 patients of the pooled population from the CREDO-Kyoto registries Cohorts 1, 2, and 3. After excluding 6306 patients with missing baseline LDL-C data, the st… Show more
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