PCSK9 inhibition: ready for prime time in CKD?
Lowering LDL cholesterol reduces the risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease in a wide range of patients with chronic kidney disease, with no evidence of a threshold below which further reductions no longer reduce risk. Statins safely lower LDL cholesterol, but novel inhibitors of proprotein conver...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018
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