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Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Icosapent Ethyl for Hypertriglyceridemia

2018; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 380; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1812792

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Deepak L. Bhatt, Philippe Gabríel Steg, Michael Miller, Eliot A. Brinton, Terry A. Jacobson, Steven Ketchum, Ralph T. Doyle, Rebecca A. Juliano, Lixia Jiao, Craig Granowitz, Jean‐Claude Tardif, Christie M. Ballantyne,

Tópico(s)

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Resumo

Patients with elevated triglyceride levels are at increased risk for ischemic events. Icosapent ethyl, a highly purified eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester, lowers triglyceride levels, but data are needed to determine its effects on ischemic events.

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