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SUBMITTER: Colhoun HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7007683 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Colhoun Helen M HM Leiter Lawrence A LA Müller-Wieland Dirk D Cariou Bertrand B Ray Kausik K KK Tinahones Francisco J FJ Domenger Catherine C Letierce Alexia A Israel Marc M Samuel Rita R Del Prato Stefano S
Cardiovascular diabetology 20200208 1
<h4>Background</h4>Mixed dyslipidemia [elevated non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and triglycerides (TGs), and decreased HDL-C] is common in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Non-HDL-C and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) are the preferred therapeutic targets for mixed dyslipidemia. Alirocumab is a monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) that effectively reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ...[more]