A 62-year-old male comes to the emergency room with severe chest pain radiating into his left jaw. His past medical history is significant for diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Current medications include metformin, glipizide, lisinopril and metoprolol. He has been smoking one pack of cigarettes since he was 20 years-old and drinks up to 3 beers every day. Lab tests reveal elevated troponin level, elevated total cholesterol of 220 mg/dL and elevated LDL of 170 mg/dL and low HDL of 38 mg/dL. ECG demonstrated elevated ST segments in the precordial leads. Coronary angiogram reveals multivessel coronary artery disease. Going forward, which of the following should be the LDL cholesterol treatment target for this patient?
