Chanukya Dahagam, Aditya Goud, Abdelhai Abdelqader, Aditya Hendrani, Matthew J Feinstein, Arman Qamar, Parag H Joshi, Kristopher J Swiger, Kathleen Byrne, Renato Quispe, Steven R Jones, Roger S Blumenthal, Seth S Martin
Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia or statin intolerance are especially challenging to manage since LDL cholesterol levels often remain considerably elevated despite clinicians' best efforts. With statins regarded as first-line pharmacologic therapy by the current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines to reduce LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk, there is now a critical need to determine when other agents will play a role beyond maximally tolerated statin therapy and lifestyle changes...
March 2016: Future Cardiology