To the Editor We read with great interest the recent publication by Cannon et al1 regarding the intensification of lipid-lowering therapy in patients with cardiovascular disease. Developing an elegant simulation model, the authors reported that (1) most patients could achieve recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level (LDL-C) goals through the intensification of oral lipid-lowering medication and (2) only a residual proportion of patients should require a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor. The authors provide interesting data, exploring values and limits of modern lipid-lowering medicine and addressing the issue of PCSK9 inhibitors prescription. However, the authors have not considered in their model 2 relevant and quantifiable determinants of LDL-C values: statin intolerance and nonpharmacological interventions.