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Figure 1 LDL Lowering and Plaque Progression

Changes in percent atheroma volume (PAV) (top left) and total atheroma volume (TAV) (top right) and proportion of subjects undergoing substantial regression (at least 5% relative decrease in PAV, bottom left) and progression (at least 5% relative increase in percent atheroma volume, bottom right) in patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) stratified according to a level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) < or >80 mg/dl with treatment. LDL = low-density lipoprotein.