New therapeutic principles in dyslipidaemia: Focus on LDL and Lp(a) lowering drugs

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2013, Pages

  Norata, Giuseppe Danilo ^a,b,c   Ballantyne, Christie M ^d,e   Catapano, Alberico Luigi ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Bassini   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein B; Dyslipidaemia; PCSK9; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ANACETRAPIB; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; DALCETRAPIB; EVACETRAPIB; EZETIMIBE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOMITAPIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MICROSOMAL TRIGLYCERIDE TRANSFER PROTEIN INHIBITOR; MIPOMERSEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; INJECTION SITE ERYTHEMA; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LIPOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW;

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; DYSLIPIDAEMIA; PCSK9; PHARMACOLOGY;

AZETIDINES; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BENZODIAZEPINES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; OXAZOLIDINONES; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 84879549184     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht088     Document Type: Review

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