Tratamiento hipolipemiante en los pacientes con enfermedad cardiovascular de riesgo muy elevado. Documento de consenso SEC sobre las indicaciones de …

2021

Different primary and secondary prevention studies have documented that a greater degree of reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels is associated with a greater decrease in cardiovascular event rates. PCSK9 inhibitors achieve important, rapid and sustained decreases in LDL-C. New clinical practice guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia establish reduced target levels of LDL-C. These goals are hardly achievable with a statin-only treatment, even in combination with ezetimibe. The addition of PCSK9 inhibitors can play a determining role in achieving these recommendations. However, it is important to identify the patient subgroups that can most benefit from this …