Question 351 · LEK · Chronic coronary syndromes
What concentration of LDL cholesterol is the therapeutic goal in a 65-year-old male tobacco smoker after myocardial infarction (STEMI) managed with coronary angioplasty and DES stent implantation into the left anterior descending artery, arterial hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus?
- A. < 4.2 mmol/L (< 161 mg/dL).
- B. < 3.6 mmol/L (< 138 mg/dL).
- C. < 3.0 mmol/L (< 115 mg/dL).
- D. < 2.6 mmol/L (< 100 mg/dL).
- E. < 1.8 mmol/L (< 70 mg/dL).
Hint
Classify the cardiovascular risk of a diabetic patient after MI and choose the strictest LDL-C goal offered.
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