If someone has a heart problem and their 'bad' cholesterol is high, using stronger cholesterol-lowering treatment early on can cut their risk of serious heart issues by about a quarter compared to regular treatment.

Starting stronger cholesterol-lowering treatment soon after a heart attack helps lower the chance of future heart problems by 17%, especially if the patient's cholesterol drops a lot.

If people with a recent heart problem lower their 'bad' cholesterol by more than half right away, they might get more heart protection from stronger cholesterol treatment.

A substantial proportion of patients hospitalized with acute coronary artery disease have LDL cholesterol levels below 100 mg/dL, challenging the assumption that elevated LDL is a necessary precursor to clinical events.

Lowering 'bad' cholesterol below 55 might sound like the best thing to do to avoid heart attacks or death, but studies don’t consistently show that people live longer or have fewer heart problems at that ultra-low level compared to slightly higher levels—so maybe doctors don’t need to push everyone that low.

Lowering your 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) reduces your risk of heart attacks and heart-related deaths — for people who’ve never had heart disease, each big drop in LDL lowers risk by about 1.5%, but for those who already had a heart problem, the same drop cuts risk by nearly 5%.