Appropriate use of PCSK9 Inhibitors in India.
Journal
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
ISSN: 0004-5772
Titre abrégé: J Assoc Physicians India
Pays: India
ID NLM: 7505585
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2019
Apr 2019
Historique:
entrez:
18
7
2019
pubmed:
18
7
2019
medline:
4
9
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease is alarmingly high and increasing in our country. Dyslipidemia is one of the major modifiable risk factors, and INTERHEART study showed that dyslipidemia had the highest population attributable risk for myocardial infarction. In the management of dyslipidemia, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the primary therapeutic target. In addition to therapeutic lifestyle changes, statins and ezetimibe effectively lower LDL-C and consequently improve CV outcomes. However, there are situations where these drugs fall short of achieving the target or they may not be well tolerated.
Substances chimiques
Anticholesteremic Agents
0
Cholesterol, LDL
0
Enzyme Inhibitors
0
PCSK9 Inhibitors
0
PCSK9 protein, human
EC 3.4.21.-
Proprotein Convertase 9
EC 3.4.21.-
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
74-85Informations de copyright
© Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2011.