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Definitely shows the comparative power of medications. Statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9 inhibitors can reduce LDL or ApoB by 85-95%.
by brandonb 9mo ago
Definitely shows the comparative power of medications. Statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9 inhibitors can reduce LDL or ApoB by 85-95%.
- smt88 9mo ago> Statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9 inhibitors can reduce LDL or ApoB by 85-95% What? Absolutely not. Not even close. Provide a source if you really believe this.
- trylfthsk 9mo ago40mg Rosuvastatin + 10mg ezetimibe + leqvio did this precisely for my n=1.
- brandonb 9mo agoOne source: https://www.escardio.org/communities/councils/cardiology-practice/education/cardiopractice/lipid-lowering-therapy-what-comes-after-the-standard-treatment-statin-ezetimi/ https://www.escardio.org/communities/councils/cardiology-pra...
- no-name-here 9mo agoSpecifically: “ Although our pharmaceutical armamentarium is very good at the moment (the combination of statin-ezetimibe-proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 [PCSK9] can reduce LDL cholesterol [LDL-C] levels by 85%), new drugs are emerging through the different pitfalls of current drugs.”
- RobotToaster 9mo agoColestyramine basically works the same way as oatmeal, but is far stronger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colestyramine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colestyramine