Modern Lipid Management: A Literature Review.

alirocumab atherosclerosis coronary artery disease evolocumab hypercholesterolemia hyperlipidemia ldl-c pcsk9 inhibitors

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
24 Jul 2020
Historique:
entrez: 28 8 2020
pubmed: 28 8 2020
medline: 28 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Pro-protein convertase subtilisin/Kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors are relatively new, non-statin, lipid-lowering drugs that reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by 60%. PCSK9 inhibitors reduce the blood concentrations of cholesterol by the degradation of LDL receptors, which subsequently extracts cholesterol from cells. This leads to cardiovascular risk reduction in various at-risk populations, including atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Despite their promise for advanced lipid-lowering ability, cost-effectiveness is a barrier to their routine use. While searching PubMed, we extracted land-mark trials on two of the anti-PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies, alirocumab and evolocumab. When combined with statins or ezetimibe, they show an exponential fall in LDL-C levels, helping achieve target values in high-risk populations and decreasing cardiovascular adverse events. Ongoing research is exploring the long-term efficacy of these antibodies in established coronary artery disease and familial hypercholesterolemia with more prospects for this novel lipid-lowering therapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32850243
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9375
pmc: PMC7444996
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

e9375

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Malik et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Jahanzeb Malik (J)

Cardiology, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, PAK.

Hassan Shabeer (H)

Cardiology, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, PAK.

Uzma Ishaq (U)

Hematology and Medical Oncology, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, PAK.

Humaira Chauhan (H)

Internal Medicine, KRL Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.

Hina Fatima Akhtar (HF)

Cardiology, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, PAK.

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