관상 동맥 경화반 영상으로 스타틴 치료의 시작과 평가를 할 수 있을까?

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If there is coronary plaque, do we need statin therapy? Many studies have been conducted to answer this question. Accordingto global guidelines, there is a high-risk patient population who could benefit from statin therapy. According to the guidelines,patients with a history of previous cardiovascular disease are subject to statin therapy. In addition, several other studieshave shown that asymptomatic coronary plaque could cause future cardiovascular events. Therefore, statin therapy couldbe considered in patients with coronary artery plaque. These coronary plaques can be quantified through invasive intra-coronaryimaging equipment. Especially, vulnerable arteriosclerosis is the main cause of cardiovascular events. Use of statins in thepresence of coronary plaques may help reduce atheroma volume and stabilize vulnerability. In conclusion, coronary arteryimaging is very useful for the initiation and evaluation of statin therapy. (J Lipid Atheroscler 2017 December;6(2):61-65)

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