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Figure 3 LDL Cholesterol, hsCRP, and Clinical Outcomes on Statin Therapy

Cumulative rates of recurrent myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death among statin-treated patients according to achieved levels of LDL cholesterol in mg/dl and achieved levels of hsCRP in mg/l in the PROVE-IT–TIMI-22 (Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy–Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction-22) trial (left) and in the A to Z (Aggrastat to Zocor) trial (right). Data adapted from references 77 and 80. hsCRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.