The association of repeatedly measured low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease in dyslipidemic patients: A longitudinal study

Abstract

Background and aims

This study aimed to evaluate the association between very low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and subsequent clinical outcomes among dyslipidemic patients.

Methods

A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted at a large teaching hospital in Tokyo, Japan, from 2005 to 2018. We included all dyslipidemic adult patients who were followed up at the department of...