Impact of Bempedoic Acid on Cardiovascular Outcomes by Sex

Circulation. 2024 May 28;149(22):1775-1777. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.067691. Epub 2024 Apr 6.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH (L.C., D.B., A.M.L., S.E.N.).
² Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (J.P.).
³ Esperion Therapeutics, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI (M.J.L., L.L., P.R., H.A.P.).
⁴ Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (S.J.N.).

No abstract available

Keywords: bempedoic acid; cardiovascular risk; hypercholesterolemia; sex.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Dicarboxylic Acids* / therapeutic use
Fatty Acids* / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Male
Sex Factors

Substances

8-hydroxy-2,2,14,14-tetramethylpentadecanedioic acid
Dicarboxylic Acids
Fatty Acids