Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease
Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease
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Ridker, Paul M , Everett, Brendan M , Thuren, Tom , MacFadyen, Jean G , Chang, William H , Ballantyne, Christie , Fonseca, Francisco , Nicolau, Jose , Koenig, Wolfgang , Anker, Stefan D , Kastelein, John J.P , Cornel, Jan H , Pais, Prem , Pella, Daniel , Genest, Jacques , Cifkova, Renata , Lorenzatti, Alberto , Forster, Tamas , Kobalava, Zhanna , Vida-Simiti, Luminita , Flather, Marcus , Shimokawa, Hiroaki , Ogawa, Hisao , Dellborg, Mikael , Rossi, Paulo R.F , Troquay, Roland P.T , Libby, Peter , Glynn, Robert J and CANTOS Trial Group
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Patients with myocardial infarction and a high-sensitivity CRP level of 2 mg or more per liter were assigned to one of three canakinumab doses or placebo. The 150-mg dose, but not the 50-mg or 300-mg dose, led to a lower incidence of recurrent cardiovascular events.
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Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Everett, Brendan M
Thuren, Tom
MacFadyen, Jean G
Chang, William H
Ballantyne, Christie
Fonseca, Francisco
Nicolau, Jose
Koenig, Wolfgang
Anker, Stefan D
Kastelein, John J.P
Cornel, Jan H
Pais, Prem
Pella, Daniel
Genest, Jacques
Cifkova, Renata
Lorenzatti, Alberto
Forster, Tamas
Kobalava, Zhanna
Vida-Simiti, Luminita
Flather, Marcus
Shimokawa, Hiroaki
Ogawa, Hisao
Dellborg, Mikael
Rossi, Paulo R.F
Troquay, Roland P.T
Libby, Peter
Glynn, Robert J
CANTOS Trial Group
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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_gup_ub_gu_se_259619
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_gup_ub_gu_se_259619
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0028-4793
E-ISSN
1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1707914
