High-density lipoprotein cholesterol does not predict future cardiovascular events in patients treated with statins for secondary prevention: an observation from the REAL-CAD study

Background The relation between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level after statin therapy and cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease remains unclear. Purpose We sought to determine the association of the HDL-C level after statin therapy with cardiovascular events in stable coronary artery disease patients. Methods This study was a post-hoc analysis of the Randomized Evaluation of Aggressive or...