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Professor Kausik Ray - Lower Is Better: Novel Therapeutic Strategies Targeting PCSK9 for Reducing LDL-C Levels in Patients With Hyperlipidemia and ASCVD
Go online to PeerView.com/KXB860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. In this activity, experts in hyperlipidemia discuss clinical evidence and guideline recommendations for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, for both primary and secondary prevention of CV events in patients with ASCVD. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Summarize current clinical evidence and guideline recommendations for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, both for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with ASCVD, Identify novel mechanisms of action and safety-efficacy evidence for approved and emerging investigational lipid-lowering therapies that target PCSK9, Select an appropriate lipid-lowering therapy including available and emerging agents, alone or in combination for providing guideline-directed LDL-C reduction and cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with high-risk ASCVD.