
New evidence suggests lowering LDL-C to 44 mg/dL with PCSK9 therapy may better protect high-risk patients with diabetes, aligning primary prevention targets with secondary prevention.

Nicholas Marston, MD, MPH, is a cardiologist and an assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, MA.

New evidence suggests lowering LDL-C to 44 mg/dL with PCSK9 therapy may better protect high-risk patients with diabetes, aligning primary prevention targets with secondary prevention.

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