The PCSK9 trials have confirmed (a) the absence of a J-point curve for LDL-C lowering and (b) continuing CV risk reduction, even when lowering LDL-C from 100mg/dL to 30mg/dL. In light of this, how should the lipid specialist deploy PCSK9 inhibitors?

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The PCSK9 trials have confirmed (a) the absence of a J-point curve for LDL-C lowering and (b) continuing CV risk reduction, even when lowering LDL-C from 100 mg/dL to 30 mg/dL. In light of this, how should the lipid specialist deploy PCSK9 inhibitors?

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Michael Davidson, MD, FACC, FACP, FNLA

Clinical Professor
Director of Preventive Cardiology
The University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinic
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois