Can't take statins? Another cholesterol lowering drug may reduce your heart risk just as much

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Australia; International; VIC

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A cholesterol-lowering drug, known as bempedoic acid, could help people who can't take statins to reduce their heart risk after Aussie and international research found that for any given drop in cholesterol, the reduction in heart risks for the two types of drugs was similar. The researchers compared the results of a recent trial of bempedoic acid with the results of a major study on statins published in 2005. They found that for the same reduction in cholesterol, the two types of drugs produced similar reductions in cardiovascular risk.

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conference: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Organisation/s: Monash University, Cleveland Clinic, USA

Funder: This work was funded by Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. The trial was designed by the sponsor, Esperion Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research (C5Research) and an academic Executive Committee.

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