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Managing Recurrent ASCVD risk of your ACS Patient: A call to Action – GULF Perspective: Part 2

One-third of ACS patients in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries have dyslipidemia, according to local registries. Dyslipidemia is commonly observed in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Particularly, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is an established risk associated with the development of atherosclerosis.

Watch the second part of the video by Professor Mohamed Balgaith, an interventional cardiologist at the King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center National Guard Riyadh, who highlights the relationship between LDL-C and atherosclerosis as well as provides various insights on how LDL-C reduction could further protect ACS patients.

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