Post-treatment level of LDL cholesterol and all-cause mortality in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease : evidence from real-world setting

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AIMS: This study aimed to evaluate the safety of the currently recommended target of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) control on mortality in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

METHODS AND RESULTS: Using deidentified electronic health record data, we conducted a multicentre retrospective cohort study involving individuals with documented ASCVD who had received statin treatment for at least 3 months across China. The primary outcomes assessed encompassed all-cause mortality, CV mortality, and non-CV mortality. Relationships between post-treatment LDL-C concentrations and outcomes were evaluated using restricted cubic spline curves based on Cox proportional hazards regression analyses. Additionally, competitive risk models were employed to explore associations between LDL-C levels and cause-specific mortality. Among 33 968 participants, we identified nearly linear associations of post-treatment LDL-C level with all-cause mortality and CV mortality during a median follow-up of 47 months. Notably, patients who achieved the recommended target of LDL-C (<1.4 mmol/L) were at significantly lower risks of all-cause mortality [hazard ratio (HR), 0.77; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.69-0.86] and CV mortality (subdistribution HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.58-0.79), compared with those with LDL-C ≥ 3.4 mmol/L. This survival benefit was consistent in patients with different intensities of LDL-C reduction and other subgroup analyses. And no correlation was found between post-treatment LDL-C concentration and non-CV mortality.

CONCLUSION: Our findings supported the safety of currently recommended target of LDL-C control and the 'lower is better' principle in patients with ASCVD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

European journal of preventive cardiology - 31(2024), 3 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 337-345

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luo, Fan [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yuxin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaodong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yanqin [VerfasserIn]
Su, Licong [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Shiyu [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Ruqi [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ruixuan [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Zhixin [VerfasserIn]
Nie, Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
CRDS study Investigators [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Hong [Sonstige Person]
Liu, Bicheng [Sonstige Person]
Weng, Jianping [Sonstige Person]
Chunbo, Chen [Sonstige Person]
Liu, Huafeng [Sonstige Person]
Yang, Qiongqiong [Sonstige Person]
Li, Hua [Sonstige Person]
Kong, Yaozhong [Sonstige Person]
Li, Guisen [Sonstige Person]
Wan, Qijun [Sonstige Person]
Zha, Yan [Sonstige Person]
Hu, Ying [Sonstige Person]
Xu, Gang [Sonstige Person]
Shi, Yongjun [Sonstige Person]
Zhou, Yilun [Sonstige Person]
Su, Guobin [Sonstige Person]
Tang, Ying [Sonstige Person]
Gong, Mengchun [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

All-cause mortality
Cardiovascular mortality
Cholesterol, LDL
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Journal Article
LDL-C
Secondary prevention

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 19.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/eurjpc/zwad354

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364583177