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PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.


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SUBMITTER: Schmidt AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478267 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Schmidt Amand F AF   Pearce Lucy S LS   Wilkins John T JT   Overington John P JP   Hingorani Aroon D AD   Casas Juan P JP  

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20170428


<h4>Background</h4>Despite the availability of effective drug therapies that reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol (LDL-C), cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Therefore, additional LDL-C reduction may be warranted, especially for patients who are unresponsive to, or unable to take, existing LDL-C-reducing therapies. By inhibiting the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) enzyme, monoclonal antibodies (PCSK9 inhibitors) m  ...[more]

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