Inclisiran in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk with Elevated LDL Cholesterol
Author(s) -
Kausik K. Ray,
Ulf Landmesser,
Lawrence A. Leiter,
David Kallend,
Robert Dufour,
Mahir Karakas,
Tim N. Hall,
Roland P.T. Troquay,
Traci Turner,
Frank L.J. Visseren,
Peter Wijngaard,
R. Scott Wright,
John J.P. Kastelein
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1615758
Subject(s) - medicine , pcsk9 , placebo , cholesterol , regimen , randomization , endocrinology , clinical endpoint , lipoprotein , gastroenterology , randomized controlled trial , ldl receptor , alternative medicine , pathology
In a previous study, a single injection of inclisiran, a chemically synthesized small interfering RNA designed to target PCSK9 messenger RNA, was found to produce sustained reductions in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels over the course of 84 days in healthy volunteers.
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