Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8676304 | Revista Colombiana de Cardiología | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Evolocumab and alirocumab, monoclonal antibodies against PCSK9, are very useful novel therapeutic tools in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, some homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia cases, and in individuals with a high cardiovascular risk whose LDL-C levels cannot be controlled with maximum tolerated doses of highly effective statins, ezetimibe, and lifestyle changes.
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Álvaro J. Ruiz,