29 Aug 2017 --- Aggressively reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LCL-C) to ultra-low levels poses no health risks, analysis of research has suggested. It was associated with progressively fewer cardiovascular events and no apparent safety concerns in patients with stable atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease over 2.2 years of follow-up, according to a new analysis of the Further Cardiovascular Outcomes Research With PCSK9 Inhibition in Subjects With Elevated Risk (FOURIER) trial.
