Editorial


Early treatment with high-potency statins in patients with acute coronary syndrome—an example of personalized medicine

Emanuel Harari, Alon Eisen

Abstract

Statins, together with aspirin, are the cornerstone of secondary prevention treatment in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The Myocardial Ischemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering (MIRACL) study was one of the first randomized controlled trials which demonstrated a benefit of high-potency statin therapy in the setting of ACS (1).

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