ESC Congress 2021
Lipid news from the poster sessions
News from ESC Congress 2021 (Virtual) How common is statin intolerance? The latest findings from a worldwide systematic review and meta-analysis including over 4 million patients indicates a low prevalence of statin intolerance, especially when assessed objectively using recognized international criteria. In this report, the…
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PCSK9-NATURE vindicates targeting LDL cholesterol reduction earlier rather than later
News from ESC Congress 2021 (Virtual) Earlier reduction in LDL cholesterol provides greater lifelong cardiovascular benefit, according to results of PCSK9-NATURE (NATUrally Randomized ‘target’ trial Evaluating a yearly vaccine-like strategy to lower LDL by inhibiting PCSK9 on the lifetime risk of major coronary events), presented…
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Inclisiran effective in patients with polyvascular and cerebrovascular disease
News from ESC Congress 2021 (Virtual). The ESC Congress 2021 featured news from the ORION trials, with subgroup analyses evaluating the efficacy of inclisiran in patients with polyvascular disease (PVD) or cerebrovascular disease. PVD is a particularly malignant atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) associated with an…
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HUYGENS reinforces the importance of intensive lipid lowering after ACS
News from ESC Congress 2021 (Virtual). Lowering LDL cholesterol indisputably reduces cardiovascular events (1). The landmark PCSK9 inhibitor trials demonstrated that incremental lowering of LDL cholesterol against a background of intense statin therapy further reduced cardiovascular events, with no apparent threshold for clinical benefit from…
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