A review of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, treatment strategies, and its impact on cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPhil, Dylan L. Steen, MD, MS, Irfan Khan, PhD, Robert P. Giugliano, MD, SM, JoAnne M. Foody, MD, FACC, FAHA Journal of Clinical Lipidology Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 472-489 (May 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.11.010 Copyright © 2015 National Lipid Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Association between absolute change in LDL-C levels over lifetime due to genetic variation and the change in relative risk for CHD. Based on data from Willer et al., 2008,27 Myocardial Infarction Genetics Consortium et al., 2014,29 Linsel-Nitschke et al., 2008,30 Cohen et al., 2006,33 Ference et al., 2012,34 and Stender et al., 201431 The figure has been limited to data from these studies regarding mutations with significant associations with both LDL-C levels and coronary outcomes. The studies were reviewed for duplicate reporting of data. Labels in the graph represent genes; repeated observations (e.g. LDLR) represent different SNPs. Where OR or HR were reported, change in relative risk was approximated as OR – 1 or HR – 1. The solid line represents estimated relationship via linear unweighted regression (Y = 0.0259 × X + 0.0173). CHD, coronary heart disease; HR, hazard ratio; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR, odds ratio; SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism. Journal of Clinical Lipidology 2016 10, 472-489DOI: (10.1016/j.jacl.2015.11.010) Copyright © 2015 National Lipid Association Terms and Conditions