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Bempedoic acid: a new player for statin-intolerant patients and beyond.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Statins represent the cornerstone for preventing cardiovascular events in patients with elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, however, they are associated with frequent musculoskeletal adverse effects, which lead to drug discontinuation or limit their use to low (and less effective) doses. Bempedoic acid (BA) is a newly approved, safe, cholesterol-lowering agent that inhibits ATP-citrate lyase, an enzyme upstream to 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase, the target of statins. Unlike statins, BA is not associated with musculoskeletal side effects, representing a promising drug for statin-intolerant patients. This review aims to summarize the current evidence on the efficacy, safety, and impact on clinical outcomes of BA, to review current indications for its use, and to highlight the ongoing clinical trials that will help deepen our knowledge of this promising compound.
RECENT FINDINGS: BA improves clinical outcomes in statin-intolerant patients. Multiple ongoing studies are evaluating whether BA can be employed in other clinical settings.
SUMMARY: BA safely and effectively reduces the levels of multiple atherogenic markers and can be employed to reach LDL-C targets independently from statin tolerance.
RECENT FINDINGS: BA improves clinical outcomes in statin-intolerant patients. Multiple ongoing studies are evaluating whether BA can be employed in other clinical settings.
SUMMARY: BA safely and effectively reduces the levels of multiple atherogenic markers and can be employed to reach LDL-C targets independently from statin tolerance.
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