Table 3: Evolution of the LDL-C goals* in cardiovascular prevention.

Risk level

ATP I

1988

ATP II-III

1994-2001

ATP III

2004

ESC/EAS

2011-2016

ACC/AHA

2013-2018

ESC/EAS

2019

Very high

< 130

< 100

< 70

< 70

< 70

< 55

High

< 160

< 130

< 100

< 100

< 100

< 70

Moderate

–

< 130

< 130

< 115

–

< 100

Low

–

< 160

–

< 115

–

< 116

* Values

in mg/dL

 

 

 

≥ 50% reduction from basal level

ATP = adult treatment panel, NCEP = National Cholesterol Education Program,

ESC = European Society of Cardiology, EAS = European Atherosclerosis Society,

ACC = American College of Cardiology, AHA = American Heart Association.