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

Overview

abstract

  • An Expert Panel convened by the National Lipid Association was charged with updating the recommendations on the use of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) antibody therapy that were provided by the 2015 National Lipid Association Recommendations for the Patient-Centered Management of Dyslipidemia: Part 2. Recent studies have demonstrated the efficacy of these agents in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and have confirmed their excellent safety profile. A cardiovascular outcomes study has shown that these agents reduce incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events in patents with stable ASCVD and concomitant risk factors. The current update provides the Expert Panel's evidence-based recommendations on the clinical utility of PCSK9 inhibitors in patients with stable ASCVD, progressive ASCVD, LDL-C ≥ 190 mg/dL (including polygenic hypercholesterolemia, heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and the homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype) and very-high-risk patients with statin intolerance.

publication date

  • May 19, 2017

Research

keywords

  • Expert Testimony
  • PCSK9 Inhibitors
  • Proprotein Convertase 9
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Societies, Medical

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85019880943

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.05.001

PubMed ID

  • 28532784

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 11

issue

  • 4