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The annual rate of coronary artery calcification with combination therapy with a PCSK9 inhibitor and a statin is lower than that with statin monotherapy
Statins and/or PCSK9 inhibitors cause the regression of coronary atheroma and reduce clinical events. However, it currently remains unclear whether these drugs modulate coronary atheroma calcification in vivo. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores (Agatston Units, AUs) were estimated in 120 patients...
Autores principales: | Ikegami, Yuichi, Inoue, Ikuo, Inoue, Kaiji, Shinoda, Yuichi, Iida, Shinichiro, Goto, Seiichi, Nakano, Takanari, Shimada, Akira, Noda, Mistuhiko |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6015059/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29951223 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41514-018-0026-2 |
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