PCSK9 inhibition as an emerging lipid lowering therapy: Unanswered questions
Although statins have been used for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia for more than two decades, cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is related at least in part to high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), is the number one cause of death in Europe and the USA. Several studies...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-03-01
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Series: | Hellenic Journal of Cardiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966616300021 |