IC and lipid specialists are challenged to maximize CV risk reduction in high-risk populations. How should they approach the 70 mg/dL LDL-C target identified in the AHA Guidelines, and when is the 30 mg/dL – 70 mg/dL even more desirable?

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC

Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular ProgramsBrigham and Women’s HospitalHeart and Vascular CenterProfessor of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, USA

Paul Ridker, MD

Atherosclerosis Prevention Paul Ridker, MD, Eugene Braunwald Professor Harvard Medical School Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA