Impact of PCSK9 inhibition on coronary atheroma progression: Rationale and design of Global Assessme...
Impact of PCSK9 inhibition on coronary atheroma progression: Rationale and design of Global Assessment of Plaque Regression with a PCSK9 Antibody as Measured by Intravascular Ultrasound (GLAGOV)
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Puri, Rishi, MBBS, PhD , Nissen, Steven E., MD , Somaratne, Ransi, MD , Cho, Leslie, MD , Kastelein, John J.P., MD, PhD , Ballantyne, Christie M., MD , Koenig, Wolfgang, MD, PhD , Anderson, Todd J., MD , Yang, Jingyuan, PhD , Kassahun, Helina, MD , Wasserman, Scott M., MD , Scott, Robert, MD , Borgman, Marilyn, RN and Nicholls, Stephen J., MBBS, PhD
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United States: Elsevier Inc
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Background Statin-mediated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering fails to prevent more than half of cardiovascular events in clinical trials. Serial plaque imaging studies have highlighted the benefits of aggressive LDL-C lowering, with plaque regression evident in up to two-thirds of patients with achieved LDL-C levels <70 mg/dL. Pr...
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Impact of PCSK9 inhibition on coronary atheroma progression: Rationale and design of Global Assessment of Plaque Regression with a PCSK9 Antibody as Measured by Intravascular Ultrasound (GLAGOV)
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Nissen, Steven E., MD
Somaratne, Ransi, MD
Cho, Leslie, MD
Kastelein, John J.P., MD, PhD
Ballantyne, Christie M., MD
Koenig, Wolfgang, MD, PhD
Anderson, Todd J., MD
Yang, Jingyuan, PhD
Kassahun, Helina, MD
Wasserman, Scott M., MD
Scott, Robert, MD
Borgman, Marilyn, RN
Nicholls, Stephen J., MBBS, PhD
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1811907761
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1811907761
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0002-8703
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1097-6744
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10.1016/j.ahj.2016.01.019
