From the view of an interventional cardiologist and a lipid medicine/atherosclerosis specialist, can you discuss what LDL-C thresholds vs. clinical burden/clinical history thresholds are important for patient selection for PCSK9-based risk reduction?

From the view of an interventional cardiologist and a lipid medicine/atherosclerosis specialist, can you discuss what LDL-C thresholds vs. clinical burden/clinical history thresholds are important for patient selection for PCSK9-based risk reduction?

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From the view of an interventional cardiologist and a lipid medicine/atherosclerosis specialist, can you discuss what LDL-C thresholds vs. clinical burden/clinical history thresholds are important for patient selection for PCSK9-based risk reduction?

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Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC

Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular ProgramsBrigham and Women’s HospitalHeart and Vascular CenterProfessor of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, USA

Paul Ridker, MD

Paul Ridker, MD

Atherosclerosis Prevention
Paul Ridker, MD,
Eugene Braunwald Professor
Harvard Medical School
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA