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New England Journal of Medicine· 2017Q1· Clinical trial

Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

Marc S. Sabatine, Robert P. Giugliano, Anthony Keech, Narimon Honarpour et al.

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In patients with cardiovascular disease already on statins, adding evolocumab significantly reduced major cardiovascular events by 15% compared to placebo, achieving LDL cholesterol levels as low as 30 mg/dL.

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