Guedeney P, et al. - In this single-center study with prospectively enrolled patients who underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between January 2010 and May 2016, researchers assessed the rates of adherence to guideline-recommended statin therapy (GRST) and residual cholesterol risk (RCR) at follow-up post-PCI. Of 2,653 patients included, 1,304 (49.2%) were discharged with GRST. Female gender, previous myocardial infarction, smoking, and higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level at baseline were identified as risk factors of RCR at follow-up. An increased adjusted risk of mortality within 1 year of the second LDL-C measurement was reported in relation to the presence of RCR. A significant increase in the rate of GRST at discharge was reported over time in patients who underwent elective PCI (from 44.2% in 2010 to 63.0% in 2016) but no appreciable change was evident in the prevalence of RCR at follow-up.