AGGRESSIVE LIPID LOWERING THERAPY IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

摘要

Methods of further reducing cardiovascular risk in subjects with coronary artery disease on moderate intensity statins. For example, methods may prevent an adverse cardiovascular event in a subject in need thereof, on a dosage of 1 mg/day pitavastatin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, when the subject has an LDL-C concentration less than 120 mg/dL, by increasing the dosage to 4 mg/day for a therapeutically effective period of time.