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New Atherosclerosis Guidelines Likely to Add PCSK9 Inhibitors for Primary Prevention of CAD in Familial Hypercholesterolemia
The new guidelines being drafted by the Japan Atherosclerosis Society, due out in 2017, are expected to recommend the use of PCSK9 inhibitors for the primary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), Shizuya Yamashita, head of…
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