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Association Between Achieved Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Long-Term Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes: An Analysis of FOURIER-OLE - PubMed

Association Between Achieved Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Long-Term Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes: An Analysis of FOURIER-OLE - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36779348/

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Conclusions: In patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, long-term achievement of lower LDL-C levels, down to

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Effect of evolocumab on the progression of intraplaque neovascularization of the carotid based on contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (EPIC study): A prospective single-arm, open-label study

Effect of evolocumab on the progression of intraplaque neovascularization of the carotid based on contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (EPIC study): A prospective single-arm, open-label study

Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.999224/full

Background and Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the effect of half a year of evolocumab plus moderate-intensity statin treatment on carotid intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) and blood...



Conclusion: This study found that evolocumab combined with moderate-intensity statins significantly improved the blood lipid profile and reduced carotid IPN.

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Statin's role on blood pressure levels: Meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials - PubMed

Statin's role on blood pressure levels: Meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36799888/

Statins have been proven to be effective in minimizing the risk of cardiovascular adverse events, however, their effect on BP variability is debatable with respect to their significance and their...



Conclusions/Relevance: Despite various studies suggesting the efficacy of statins in blood pressure lowering to be significant and non-significant both, we observed a decrease in SBP and DBP both, although the change was not as large and could be considered significant. A large multicenter, multi-ethnic, large sample pool size, and a long...

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The effects of pemafibrate and omega-3 fatty acid ethyl on apoB-48 in dyslipidemic patients treated with statin: A prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, parallel group trial in Japan (PROUD48 study)

Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1094100/full

BackgroundWe compared the lowering effects of pemafibrate and omega-3 fatty acid ethyl on fasting apolipoprotein (apo) B-48 (apoB-48), a marker that reflects postprandial hypertriglyceridemia, which is one of the residual...



Conclusions: This is the first randomized trial to compare the lowering effects of pemafibrate and omega-3 fatty acid ethyl on fasting apoB-48. We concluded that pemafibrate was superior to omega-3 fatty acid ethyl in lowering effect of fasting apoB-48. Pemafibrate is expected to reduce the residual risk for ASCVD with statin treatment.

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    Key Points • Source: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine • Conclusions: “This is the first randomized trial to compare the lowering effects of pemafibrate and omega-3 fatty acid ethyl on fasting apoB-48. We concluded that Show More
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New Therapeutic Approaches to the Treatment of Dyslipidemia 2: LDL-C and Lp(a)

New Therapeutic Approaches to the Treatment of Dyslipidemia 2: LDL-C and Lp(a)

Source : https://e-jla.org/DOIx.php?id=10.12997/jla.2023.12.1.37

New Therapeutic Approaches to the Treatment of Dyslipidemia 2: LDL-C and Lp(a) Kyung An Kim Hun-Jun Park and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The...

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Relevance: Drugs targeting lipoprotein (a) (Lp[a]) also have a role in the prevention of atherosclerosis, with genetic studies having established that 20%–30% of the human population inherits plasma Lp(a) levels in the atherogenic range. In this paper, we will review the recent progress made in the approaches to LDL-C and Lp(a) therapeutic...

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