Steven E Nissen, A Michael Lincoff, Danielle Brennan, Kausik K Ray, Denise Mason, John J P Kastelein, Paul D Thompson, Peter Libby, Leslie Cho, Jorge Plutzky, Harold E Bays, Patrick M Moriarty, Venu Menon, Diederick E Grobbee, Michael J Louie, Chien-Feng Chen, Na Li, LeAnne Bloedon, Paula Robinson, Maggie Horner, William J Sasiela, Jackie McCluskey, Deborah Davey, Pedro Fajardo-Campos, Predrag Petrovic, Jan Fedacko, Witold Zmuda, Yury Lukyanov, Stephen J Nicholls
BACKGROUND: Bempedoic acid, an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and is associated with a low incidence of muscle-related adverse events; its effects on cardiovascular outcomes remain uncertain. METHODS: We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving patients who were unable or unwilling to take statins owing to unacceptable adverse effects ("statin-intolerant" patients) and had, or were at high risk for, cardiovascular disease...
March 4, 2023: New England Journal of Medicine