FIGURE 4.
Highly significant association between atherosclerotic progression and on-treatment low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). ASTEROID = A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Rosuvastatin on Intravascular Ultrasound-Derived Coronary Atheroma Burden; CCAIT = Canadian Coronary Atherosclerosis Intervention Study; LCAS = Lipoprotein and Coronary Atherosclerosis Study; MAAS = Multicentre Anti Atheroma Study; MARS = Monitored Atherosclerosis Regression Study; MLD = minimum lumen diameter; PLAC I = Pravastatin Limitation of Atherosclerosis in the Coronary Arteries; REGRESS = Regression Growth Evaluation Statin Study. SI conversion factor: To convert LDL-C values to mmol/L, multiply by 0.0259. From Circulation,65 with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health.