In the article “Comments on the 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidemias”, an error was detected in table 2. In line 4, High, column 5, Relative reduction in LDL-C, the value ≥ 50% was missing.
Table 2.
Cardiovascular risk stratification and therapeutic goals for diabetic patients
| Risk category | Characteristics | Therapeutic goal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOL | Additional CVRFs | DM timeline | Relative LDL-C reduction | Absolute value (mg/dL) | |
| Very high | Yes | ≥ 3 | Duration of DM1> 20 y | ≥ 50% | <55 |
| High | No | 1 | Duration> 10 y | ≥ 50% | <70 |
| Moderate | No | No | Young diabetics: | <100 | |
| DM1, <35 y | |||||
| DM2, age <50 y and duration <10 y | |||||
| Low | [0,2-6] | No diabetics are considered to be low risk | |||
CVRF, cardiovascular risk factors; DM1, type 1 diabetes mellitus; DM2, type 2 diabetes mellitus; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TOL, target organ lesion.
The correct table is:
This correction has been made to the electronic version of the article on 12th October 2020.
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