Jagdish Hiremath, J C Mohan, Prakash Hazra, Jp S Sawhney, Ashwani Mehta, Sadanand Shetty, Abraham Oomman, Mahesh K Shah, Ganapathi Bantwal, Rajeev Agarwal, Rajiv Karnik, Peeyush Jain, Saumitra Ray, Sambit Das, Vibhuti Jadhao, Sachin Suryawanshi, Hanmant Barkate
Lipid-lowering is a central theme in the management of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), with statins being currently used as the first-line lipid-lowering agent (LLAs). Bempedoic acid (BA) has been recently approved for lipid management in ASCVD/HeFH patients. This expert opinion paper brings out the essential concept to assess the current place of BA in the Indian population. Here we highlight that the majority of the patients with clinical ASCVD may not be receiving the optimal dose of statin, thereby failing to achieve their lipid targets...
February 2023: Curēus