Simulation study on LDL cholesterol target attainment, treatment costs, and ASCVD events with bempedoic acid in patients at high and very-high cardiovascular risk.

<h4>Background and aims</h4>The LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) treatment goals recommended by the 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines are only achieved in a minority of patients. The study objective was to estimate the impact of bempedoic acid treatment on LDL-C target attainment, drug costs, and atheroscl...

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Main Authors: Julius L Katzmann, Christian Becker, Aikaterini Bilitou, Ulrich Laufs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276898