Reviews & Research

Lloyd-Jones DM, Morris PB, Ballantyne CM, Birtcher KK, Daly DD Jr, DePalma SM, Minissian MB, Orringer CE, Smith SC Jr.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Oct 3;70(14):1785-1822. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.07.745. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Evolocumab and Other Therapies for the Management of Lipid Levels in Hyperlipidemia.

Toth PP, Worthy G, Gandra SR, Sattar N, Bray S, Cheng LI, Bridges I, Worth GM, Dent R, Forbes CA, Deshpande S, Ross J, Kleijnen J, Stroes ESG.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Oct 2;6(10). pii: e005367. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.005367. Review.

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Efficacy of alirocumab in 1191 patients with a wide spectrum of mutations in genes causative for familial hypercholesterolemia.

Defesche JC, Stefanutti C, Langslet G, Hopkins PN, Seiz W, Baccara-Dinet MT, Hamon SC, Banerjee P, Kastelein JJP.

J Clin Lipidol. 2017 Sep 4. pii: S1933-2874(17)30441-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.08.016. [Epub ahead of print]

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Alirocumab Treatment and Achievement of Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Apolipoprotein B Goals in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia: Pooled Results From 10 Phase 3 ODYSSEY Trials.

Bays HE, Leiter LA, Colhoun HM, Thompson D, Bessac L, Pordy R, Toth PP.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Aug 8;6(8). pii: e005639. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.005639.

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Update on the use of PCSK9 inhibitors in adults: Recommendations from an Expert Panel of the National Lipid Association.

Orringer CE, Jacobson TA, Saseen JJ, Brown AS, Gotto AM, Ross JL, Underberg JA.

J Clin Lipidol. 2017 Jul - Aug;11(4):880-890. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.05.001. Epub 2017 May 19.

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2017 Focused Update of the 2016 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Non-Statin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways.

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