N Engl J Med May 2017 PMID 28304224

Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.

Marc S Sabatine, Robert P Giugliano, Anthony C Keech, Narimon Honarpour, Stephen D Wiviott, Sabina A Murphy, Julia F Kuder, Huei Wang, Thomas Liu, Scott M Wasserman, Peter S Sever, Terje R Pedersen

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What people are saying

The underlying tone reveals skepticism about the clinical value of evolocumab, with examples like mentions that despite a 60% LDL reduction, there was no significant decrease in cardiovascular mortality or all-cause death. The use of words like 'scam' and questions about cost-effectiveness emphasize the controversy and critical engagement surrounding its real-world impact.

AgreementNeither agree nor disagree

Many discussions question the effectiveness of evolocumab in reducing mortality despite lowering LDL cholesterol, indicating mixed opinions or skepticism.

InterestModerate interest

Discussions are somewhat focused on detailed trial results and costs, showing moderate curiosity about the clinical significance, but not widespread enthusiasm.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts reference specific studies (FOURIER, ODYSSEY) and critique aspects like cost and mortality benefits, reflecting a moderate level of detailed engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

Users highlight the disconnect between LDL reduction and actual mortality benefits, suggesting the research impacts debates on treatment value rather than immediate clinical changes.

Abstract in brief

  • Evolocumab is a monoclonal antibody that effectively lowers LDL cholesterol levels by about 60% and was tested for its ability to prevent serious cardiovascular events in a large clinical trial.
  • A study involving over 27,500 patients with existing cardiovascular disease compared evolocumab against a placebo, focusing on its impact on cardiovascular deaths, heart attacks, strokes, and hospitalizations over approximately 2.2 years.
  • Results showed that treatment with evolocumab significantly reduced cardiovascular risks compared to placebo, with no notable differences in adverse effects between the two groups.

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Bartosz Czekała
@UniversOfMemory · X

(6/6) Zrodła: ORYGINALNE BADANIE: Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease ( https://t.co/jXM5AdEMk0 ) RENAALIZA: Restoring mortality data in the FOURIER cardiovascular outcomes trial of evolocumab in patients with cardiovascular disease: a

Oct 8, 2025 · 39 likes · 2 shares · 5,533 followers View post →
Dr. Ozan Ünlü
@DrOzanUnlu · X

FOURIER

Mar 20, 2024 · 18 likes · 36,640 followers View post →
cardio-met
@cardiomet_CE · X

15) Indeed, with respect to reducing subsequent events in patients with known CAD, the rule is that “even lower is even better”. The best proof of this is the FOURIER trial (

Mar 22, 2022 · 17 likes · 4 shares · 4,156 followers View post →
Biomass Bob
@SentientBlobBob · X

@KenDBerryMD Actual study. https://t.co/TOuTRYXOwd 15% reduction in the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and a 20% reduction in the risk of the more clinically serious key secondary end point of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke.

Feb 10, 2024 · 15 likes · 786 followers View post →
Dr(Prof)Deepak Natarajan MBBS MD DM
@deepakdeepak · X

https://t.co/mGN50Zh72X https://t.co/wA7SfGhrac The general public may be shocked or bemused to learn that a widely promoted medicine available for lowering LDL cholesterol to levels as low as 30 mg% does not show the slightest improvement in all-cause death, cardiovascular https://t.co/0WkQmLN043

Oct 9, 2025 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 6,170 followers View post →
cardio-met
@cardiomet_CE · X

13) 2⃣ large outcome trials of PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies demonstrated significant ⬇️in CV events when added to #statin therapy:

Feb 15, 2022 · 8 likes · 1 share · 4,156 followers View post →

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David Klemitz
@DKlemitz · X

RT @deepakdeepak: https://t.co/mGN50Zh72X https://t.co/wA7SfGhrac The general public may be shocked or bemused to learn that a widely pro…

Oct 22, 2025 · 6 shares · 2,324 followers View post →
Autodidac
@Autodidac178306 · X

RT @deepakdeepak: https://t.co/mGN50Zh72X https://t.co/wA7SfGhrac The general public may be shocked or bemused to learn that a widely pro…

Oct 21, 2025 · 6 shares · 64 followers View post →
KM_
@KnKsnKarn · X

RT @deepakdeepak: https://t.co/mGN50Zh72X https://t.co/wA7SfGhrac The general public may be shocked or bemused to learn that a widely pro…

Oct 12, 2025 · 6 shares · 867 followers View post →
Venugopalan Govindan
@gvenugopalan · X

RT @deepakdeepak: https://t.co/mGN50Zh72X https://t.co/wA7SfGhrac The general public may be shocked or bemused to learn that a widely pro…

Oct 12, 2025 · 6 shares · 4,832 followers View post →
Faizan Jalil
@faizjal · X

RT @deepakdeepak: https://t.co/mGN50Zh72X https://t.co/wA7SfGhrac The general public may be shocked or bemused to learn that a widely pro…

Oct 9, 2025 · 6 shares · 50 followers View post →
Themis
@Themis_100 · X

RT @deepakdeepak: https://t.co/mGN50Zh72X https://t.co/wA7SfGhrac The general public may be shocked or bemused to learn that a widely pro…

Oct 9, 2025 · 6 shares · 4,848 followers View post →
Dr(Prof)Deepak Natarajan MBBS MD DM
@deepakdeepak · X

https://t.co/mGN50Zh72X https://t.co/wA7SfGhrac The general public may be shocked or bemused to learn that a widely promoted medicine available for lowering LDL cholesterol to levels as low as 30 mg% does not show the slightest improvement in all-cause death, cardiovascular https://t.co/0WkQmLN043

Oct 9, 2025 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 6,170 followers View post →
Pawel Zagozdzon
@zagozdzon · X

RT @UniversOfMemory: (6/6) Zrodła: ORYGINALNE BADANIE: Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease ( https://…

Oct 8, 2025 · 2 shares · 209 followers View post →
Piotr Żołędziewski
@PEdziewski · X

RT @UniversOfMemory: (6/6) Zrodła: ORYGINALNE BADANIE: Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease ( https://…

Oct 8, 2025 · 2 shares · 272 followers View post →
Bartosz Czekała
@UniversOfMemory · X

(6/6) Zrodła: ORYGINALNE BADANIE: Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease ( https://t.co/jXM5AdEMk0 ) RENAALIZA: Restoring mortality data in the FOURIER cardiovascular outcomes trial of evolocumab in patients with cardiovascular disease: a

Oct 8, 2025 · 39 likes · 2 shares · 5,533 followers View post →
Viet Le DMSc PA-C FACC FAHA HF-Cert
@VietHeartPA · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 9b) FOURIER showed that the monoclonal antibody #PCSK9 inhibitor #evolocumab significantly reduced ischemic events in pat…

Aug 28, 2025 · 1 share · 9,786 followers View post →
cardio-met
@cardiomet_CE · X

9b) FOURIER showed that the monoclonal antibody #PCSK9 inhibitor #evolocumab significantly reduced ischemic events in patients with stable #atherosclerosis. See

Aug 26, 2025 · 3 likes · 1 share · 4,156 followers View post →
ScienceBiscuits
@ScienceBiscuits · X

@BigDDaddyCali @MasalaFry69 @squirrelpalooza @Rizabellepow @ErinGoBragh360 Incorrect. Here is a Mendelain randomization study regarding genetic LDL irrelevant to diet- though accounted for in p value calculations: https://t.co/jIXEiQNWgV And of course the medication trials and studies with mechanisms solely on LDL reduction: https://t.co/XQVaTEa8I9

Jul 20, 2025 · 2 likes · 34 followers View post →
JK MD
@jksequoia · X

@drjasonfung @drjasonfung It is very easy to prove that the statins work, at least for a big part through other mechanism than LDL lowering. Take the repatha study https://t.co/MUjPyv2kOQ It reduces the LDL by 60%. (1.45mmol/l) But has no effect on cardiovascular mortality and on MACE only

May 15, 2025 · 4 likes · 250 followers View post →
sugarcookie246
@sugarcookie246 · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

May 9, 2025 · 68 shares · 2,234 followers View post →
Austin Dudzinski, PharmD, BCACP
@ApoDudz · X

@euglycemic @thelowcarb_rd Both FOURIER (stable CAD, high risk) and ODYSSEY OUTCOMES (ACS) lowered MACE

Mar 11, 2025 · 1 like · 686 followers View post →
Bradley Chillerman, PhD
@BroChillerman · X

@jibtie @NutritionMadeS3 There's no direct comparison, admittedly. In the FOURIER Trial, Evolocumab had massive LDLc reductions & reduced CV events but had no mortality benefit after 2 years. Yet in the 2 year Jupiter trial, a statin reduced mortality with tiny LDLc reductions https://t.co/lMUpBMBWUs

Mar 7, 2025 · 348 followers View post →
JK MD
@jksequoia · X

@robertlufkinmd @robertlufkinmd you have to add the PSK9 inhibitors, which are very effective in reducing LDL, but worse than statins to reduce the cardiovascular endpoints. https://t.co/MUjPyv2kOQ An incredible 60% reduction in LDL, lead to no effect on cardiovascular mortality and only 27% for https://t.co/gwUDJ52fGH

Dec 3, 2024 · 4 likes · 1 share · 250 followers View post →
Sentient Cactus
@Special_Cactus · X

@SandmanRT @davykevinp @ArrienV @drscottyk This is the study protocol. If you're interested in the power calculations, termination criteria, etc., the first place to look would be here https://t.co/VV11PVU3cB

Oct 3, 2024 · 304 followers View post →
JK MD
@jksequoia · X

@CircAHA @Bweber04 @AbbateAntonio The FOURIER study shows no effect on cardiovascular death HR 1.05 https://t.co/MUjPyv2kOQ, whereas the COLCOT study shows a reduction of 16% HR 0.74. https://t.co/K7H5ZrBZuY Price for Evolocumab 561$ a month. Price for 1 month colchicine 15$ Guess, which is heavily promoted in

Sep 27, 2024 · 4 likes · 250 followers View post →
TheDrSaid
@TheDrSaid22 · X

OPINION: FROM PROVE IT, TO IMPROVE IT , TO FOURIER, A NICE SUMMARY OF LIPID LOWERING LITERATURE. I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS! https://t.co/lexSOMQqUA https://t.co/3TOOphplym https://t.co/fJdeCi71BG https://t.co/ASjcqbCWFr

Sep 1, 2024 · 15 followers View post →
JK MD
@jksequoia · X

@ColDaveCrockett @PeterAttiaMD @Amgen psk9 inhibitors are particular ineffective to avoid CV morbidity and mortality. https://t.co/MUjPyv2SEo No effect whatsoever on CV mortality and only a marginal effect of 15% on morbidity. PSk9 inhibitors are a real scam. Use olive oil ad libitum and reduce your CV mortality by https://t.co/gm2clI8RKF

Aug 18, 2024 · 1 like · 250 followers View post →
tune
@keisuke4713 · X

https://t.co/OuwFClRDA8 https://t.co/KxTU8fEaom 最大最長PCSK-9阻害剤試験FOURIER CVDでstatin27,000人≦ 主要血管event有意⬇️evolocumab9.8% vs. placebo11.3% 2.2年後中止 CVD

Aug 11, 2024 · 3,743 followers View post →
GladstoneBrookes
@GladstoneB81859 · X

@LDLSkeptic Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration had around 175,000 participants and median follow-up around 5 years (https://t.co/wQkjOyFrbl); FOURIER had 27,564 participants and median follow-up of 2.2 years (https://t.co/E6fv35cj4H).

Aug 7, 2024 · 2 likes · 528 followers View post →
Sean X. Luo MD PhD
@seanluomdphd · X

@DanClintonRN Huh, FOURIER is a positive trial https://t.co/Bi9uRVoSyy

Jun 25, 2024 · 1,813 followers View post →
manuel alfonzo
@malfonzop · X

RT @sigal_alan: Links para mas info: https://t.co/9Ani2CwOHe https://t.co/VW3LeD30zo https://t.co/BN70Bnt2jK https://t.co/1cknwROFf8 ht…

May 6, 2024 · 1 share · 778 followers View post →
Alan Sigal MD
@sigal_alan · X

Links para mas info: https://t.co/9Ani2CwOHe https://t.co/VW3LeD30zo https://t.co/BN70Bnt2jK https://t.co/1cknwROFf8 https://t.co/8oDAFUQ4Zh

May 6, 2024 · 7 likes · 1 share · 2,167 followers View post →
Dr. Ozan Ünlü
@DrOzanUnlu · X

FOURIER

Mar 20, 2024 · 18 likes · 36,640 followers View post →
maybeadoctor
@maybeadoc1983 · X

@Ikat0 @im_dori2 @Drlipid @jpapi7 https://t.co/nY7u8f5J3r NNT of like 200 to prevent 1 CV death. https://t.co/7PsE6feVcO No CV death improvement, NNT 100 to prevent an MI. Total mortality benefit likely noise given lack of CV death benefit (eg would mean it reduces infection or CA death better than CV).

Mar 18, 2024 · 4 likes · 86 followers View post →
Biomass Bob
@SentientBlobBob · X

@KenDBerryMD Actual study. https://t.co/TOuTRYXOwd 15% reduction in the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and a 20% reduction in the risk of the more clinically serious key secondary end point of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke.

Feb 10, 2024 · 15 likes · 786 followers View post →
りんご
@ringo_diabetes · X

一方でレパーサと違い現時点では心血管イベントに対する直接のエビデンスはなく急いで切り替えるらものではなさそうです。 薬価的には単純計算でレパーサの1.5倍と高額ですが半年に一回なので高額療養費制度を使えば人によってはお得かもしれません。 https://t.co/bbgkfXgFev

Jan 11, 2024 · 3 likes · 1,003 followers View post →
Austin Dudzinski, PharmD, BCACP
@DudzLightLime · X

@JeffA47854828 @drpablocorral @Drlipid @MattBMartin @NEJM @JohnKastelein @society_eas @BNordestgaard @ProfKausikRay @LaleTokgozoglu @DrMarthaGulati @ErinMichos @rauldsf_santos @KarleziAlonso @Lpa_Doc https://t.co/NFsGAhmnQ2 https://t.co/XZOJKLUFAh https://t.co/01hDvJxldo https://t.co/SS9uD60C1Y

Jan 10, 2024 · 1 like · 865 followers View post →
co_hurricane
@co_hurricane · X

@DanClintonRN @holmanm This is the study the PSCK9 inhibitor "drug pushers" use to confuse unwitting patients to believe RRR over the more important ARR Ref #2 in image below: https://t.co/AYxs0eXs04 In your table, "Death from any cause" - More people died (444) USING this poison vs the placebo (426) https://t.co/PpycIF1MDN

Dec 16, 2023 · 1 like · 3,074 followers View post →
JK MD
@jksequoia · X

@BioLayne @BioLayne It had nothing to do with outliers, it's more fundamental. All studies where drugs are used to reduce LDL, and they have no other property, show an extremely low effect on CV events. PSK9 Inhibitor = -15% https://t.co/INDcnnj3Ss Ezetemib = No effect in familial

Dec 14, 2023 · 7 likes · 250 followers View post →
co_hurricane
@co_hurricane · X

@holmanm Beleive this is the link to the actual study, with Table 2 capturing the endpoints labeled in @holmanm's image above: - CV death: 251 (#bigpharma) vs 240 - Death, any cause: 444 vs 426 Where's the measurable benefit of lowering your cholestrol? https://t.co/Yval6hnAYF https://t.co/rXGL8CpfWj

Nov 25, 2023 · 3,074 followers View post →
Dr. Sou
@SwissHeartDoc · X

@neeche41 @DanClintonRN @DavidLBrownMD @DrMarthaGulati You mean this one? https://t.co/rGoCWaMk3B

Nov 3, 2023 · 1 like · 883 followers View post →
Science Collected
@ScienceCollect1 · X

11/ Addition of #PCSK9 inhibitors to optimised #statin therapy further reduces #CV risk, but residual risk remains.

Oct 24, 2023 · 124 followers View post →
P. E. Sottas, PhD
@pesottas · X

@bucksfan510 @holmanm The number of cardiovascular deaths is also higher in the evolocumab group: 251 deaths vs 240 in controls See table 2 in https://t.co/Uc0b0Hm6HD

Jul 26, 2023 · 3 likes · 137 followers View post →
Thelast Stylebender
@ThelastStyleb16 · X

@Tellit007 @Clint_OMeley @NutritionMadeS3 @NegDiscountRt @Drlipid https://t.co/7YYcSaA9So

May 1, 2023 · 261 followers View post →
Thelast Stylebender
@ThelastStyleb16 · X

@drimamofficial @MohammedAlo @shiv_twitts https://t.co/QjKLk6fuGz

Apr 4, 2023 · 261 followers View post →
Thelast Stylebender
@ThelastStyleb16 · X

@MohammedAlo @shiv_twitts https://t.co/6VleOS3hiE

Apr 4, 2023 · 261 followers View post →
ガラパゴス伊藤@総合診療医
@galapagos_ito · X

#脂質異常症 PCSK9阻害薬 こっちの方がまだエゼチミブよりはエビデンスありそうやね。使わんけど(笑) 高強度スタチンを7割くらいの人が使ってLDL90くらいの群にPCSK9使ってみたって論文 死亡は減らないけど心筋梗塞は減らせるみたい まぁ高いから使わんけど(繰り返し) https://t.co/LRVOX4bP3J

Mar 31, 2023 · 2 likes · 2,402 followers View post →
Mamas A. Mamas
@mmamas1973 · X

@DrNaveedPirzad1 That data is already there- Fourier https://t.co/CvnflA8kR6

Mar 26, 2023 · 79,747 followers View post →
Raphael Sirtoli
@raphaels7 · X

RT @raphaels7: fun debate w/ @DoctorTro yesterday! all-cause mortality in statins: HPSCG 2005 https://t.co/nmL25pLZFy, 4S trial 1994 https…

Mar 19, 2023 · 1 share · 8,596 followers View post →
Henri Mourant
@henri_mourant · X

@ExMuslimsMN I mean here's just one example: https://t.co/NnqdGNLxHI

Feb 25, 2023 · 961 followers View post →
Dr Alo, DO, FACC
@MohammedAlo · X

@JesperLundbom That's not true at all. You can read the study yourself. It's free. https://t.co/qzBHSsZjc6

Feb 11, 2023 · 1 like · 12,658 followers View post →
Kyle Kettler MD
@KyleKettlerMD · X

@DanClintonRN @Paddy_Barrett A meta analysis is a collection of RCTs? I’m not sure what other evidence would be convincing. Here’s one of the specific trials. All I was saying was that PCSK9i do have CVOT data. https://t.co/y7HlatxDAR

Feb 9, 2023 · 87 followers View post →
Anish Koka, MD
@anish_koka · X

The FOURIER trial : https://t.co/LEAg3irDC1

Jan 15, 2023 · 2 likes · 26,957 followers View post →
Stav Kislev
@StavKislev · X

@ophirnahum99 תודה אופיר! אני לא יודע לגבי חברות מסחריות, אבל בעשורים האחרונים פורסמו המון עבודות שהראו שככל שהורידו את רמות ה-LDL יותר, כך הסיכון להתקפי לב ולשבץ פחת. יש כל כך הרבה עבודות כאלה, ככה שזה מאוד משכנע הנה למשל 2 עבודות נבחרות: https://t.co/BI3l1tTnQW https://t.co/uIzau3B5x6

Dec 22, 2022 · 2 likes · 7,558 followers View post →
Jesper Lundbom
@JesperLundbom · X

@Drlipid @society_eas @fhpatienteurope @TheFHFoundation Maybe because a 60% reduction in LDL had no impact on mortality in the first study. 10.1056/NEJMoa1615664 How do you explain this?

Oct 30, 2022 · 184 followers View post →
Ankur Sethi
@AnkurSethi2021 · X

@Umair2017 severe renal dysfunction excluded https://t.co/O5JjMxH35f

Oct 29, 2022 · 2 likes · 181 followers View post →
Dr Kit Byatt
@Laconic_doc · X

@AhmetFU38380786 @dr_rich @mgtmccartney 1. Only *non*-fatal MIs (& revasc'n) & strokes had statistically sig ⬇️ (L pic) 2. Authors state 2° benefits 'exploratory' (sic) 3. With an NNT of ≥65, & a cost just shy of $1bn per event prevented, its cost benefit is *at best* debatable (R pic) [ref: https://t.co/jpthvdIwUy] https://t.co/PqbG24bTXV

Oct 23, 2022 · 1 like · 4,627 followers View post →
たけちゃん
@nitrotake · X

スタチンにエボクロマブを上乗せすると、心血管複合アウトカムの改善がみられた。 https://t.co/sZcdXQ6EWE

Sep 20, 2022 · 1,444 followers View post →
Henri Mourant
@henri_mourant · X

@pjungar @CarnalDancer @MarkBski @holmanm https://t.co/NnqdGNLxHI

Jul 31, 2022 · 961 followers View post →
Henri Mourant
@henri_mourant · X

@IAm48189155 @TheCarnivoreLaw @jeff_sweaney @MarkBski https://t.co/NnqdGNLxHI

Jul 30, 2022 · 961 followers View post →
cardio-met
@cardiomet_CE · X

27b)

Jul 20, 2022 · 2 likes · 4,156 followers View post →
Antonio Regalado
@antonioregalado · X

@hoffsbeefs @VishalGulati_ i think for the PCSK9 inhibiting antibodies there was a one-year trial which was enough to generate a claim about reduced events (heart attack, stroke). thought the trial had ~30,000 people in it https://t.co/tYF6ZbsjOX

Jul 14, 2022 · 2 likes · 28,060 followers View post →
Dr.SGanta@PharmD
@SaiduluGanta · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 15) Indeed, with respect to reducing subsequent events in patients with known CAD, the rule is that “even lower is even b…

Apr 23, 2022 · 4 shares · 761 followers View post →
Alessandro
@Alessan7681 · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 15) Indeed, with respect to reducing subsequent events in patients with known CAD, the rule is that “even lower is even b…

Mar 23, 2022 · 4 shares · 83 followers View post →
Viet Le DMSc PA-C FACC FAHA HF-Cert
@VietHeartPA · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 15) Indeed, with respect to reducing subsequent events in patients with known CAD, the rule is that “even lower is even b…

Mar 22, 2022 · 4 shares · 9,786 followers View post →
Linda
@wordfinga · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 15) Indeed, with respect to reducing subsequent events in patients with known CAD, the rule is that “even lower is even b…

Mar 22, 2022 · 4 shares · 4,597 followers View post →
Ahmed Mohsen
@drahmedmohsen85 · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 15) Indeed, with respect to reducing subsequent events in patients with known CAD, the rule is that “even lower is even b…

Mar 22, 2022 · 4 shares · 22,812 followers View post →
cardio-met
@cardiomet_CE · X

15) Indeed, with respect to reducing subsequent events in patients with known CAD, the rule is that “even lower is even better”. The best proof of this is the FOURIER trial (

Mar 22, 2022 · 17 likes · 4 shares · 4,156 followers View post →
Viet Le DMSc PA-C FACC FAHA HF-Cert
@VietHeartPA · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 29) The ODYSSEY OUTCOMES (

Feb 24, 2022 · 9,786 followers View post →
cardio-met
@cardiomet_CE · X

29) The ODYSSEY OUTCOMES (

Feb 24, 2022 · 4 likes · 4,156 followers View post →
Viet Le DMSc PA-C FACC FAHA HF-Cert
@VietHeartPA · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 13) 2⃣ large outcome trials of PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies demonstrated significant ⬇️in CV events when added to #statin…

Feb 16, 2022 · 1 share · 9,786 followers View post →
Linda
@wordfinga · X

RT @cardiomet_CE: 13) 2⃣ large outcome trials of PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies demonstrated significant ⬇️in CV events when added to #statin…

Feb 15, 2022 · 1 share · 4,597 followers View post →
cardio-met
@cardiomet_CE · X

13) 2⃣ large outcome trials of PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies demonstrated significant ⬇️in CV events when added to #statin therapy:

Feb 15, 2022 · 8 likes · 1 share · 4,156 followers View post →
Raphael Sirtoli
@raphaels7 · X

fun debate w/ @DoctorTro yesterday! all-cause mortality in statins: HPSCG 2005 https://t.co/nmL25pLZFy, 4S trial 1994 https://t.co/J0EYwvWxGa, Kristensen 2015 https://t.co/KP5HqbmIdp And PCSK9i: FOURIER 2017 https://t.co/9hvNxT5SfS, Schwartz 2018 https://t.co/psJvTKidxz https://t.co/Wyjy2dsY4S https://t.co/uBwH9RGg3u

Jan 1, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 8,596 followers View post →
BiotechObserver
@BiotechObserver · X

@dbechek1 @Lpa_Doc @Drlipid @ionispharma 1. https://t.co/Io1MD7CU6O 2. https://t.co/M5wDrKuzm8

Nov 15, 2021 · 2,794 followers View post →
ZKForTre
@ZKForTre · X

https://t.co/bkiqHyT934 https://t.co/o6LOVbFaTr

Oct 7, 2021 · 1 like · 2,749 followers View post →
DoctorInversor
@DoctorInversor · X

https://t.co/z02C3JA7Dq) - Metanalisis del 2016 (https://t.co/9HZVfDIQH5) - Metanalisis del 2018 (https://t.co/RrcHomEIYh)

May 19, 2021 · 7,541 followers View post →
すとぜろ
@Unmeasuredkupe · X

Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease | NEJM https://t.co/IrM7wkmcHT

Apr 17, 2021 · 67 followers View post →
Alketa Koroshi
@gjyshiketa · X

Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease | NEJM https://t.co/pbF3Q0ZhHH

Apr 6, 2021 · 106 followers View post →
Veera Rajagopal 
@doctorveera · X

@jlane_boston @AvinunReut Actually PCSK9 is the BEST example. Loss of function variants in PCSK9 results in 40% reduction in LDL (https://t.co/wEIHI2qZiB). And blocking PCSK9 using monoclonal antibody results in 59% reduction in LDL (https://t.co/azGLinct1a)

Feb 10, 2021 · 2 likes · 18,975 followers View post →
Ken Nightingale
@NightingaleKen · X

Dr. Nadir Ali's health optimizaton advice. He is an interventional #cardiologist with over 25 years of experience. He is also the chairman of the Department of Cardiology at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center. @eatmostlyfatali @CarnivoreMD https://t.co/o6Fkonx83F

Oct 21, 2020 · 648 followers View post →
Dr. Norteño
@DrNorteno · X

LDL >70 ng/dL con máxima tolerancia a esta estatinas, considerar ezetimiba. Si LDL >70 con D.max estatina y ezetimiba, justifica inhibidor de PCSK-9 (Evolocumab) eficaz en px c/s DM y disminución riesgo relativo del 27% de muerte cardiovascular, IAM. DOI: 10.1056 / NEJMoa1615664 https://t.co/g8acZx8cEx

Aug 27, 2020 · 1 like · 6,302 followers View post →
Jan Vyjidak
@janvyjidak · X

@raphaels7 @LDLSkeptic @ethanjweiss @DrAseemMalhotra referring to FOURIER trial Sabatine (2017)? https://t.co/WxArjQl39f

Jul 26, 2020 · 4,151 followers View post →
Erik Kellison, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BCCP
@erikkellison · X

3/5: it only took #FOURIER 27,654 pts to find a 15% ⬇️ in 5p MACE, with profound ⬇️ LDL (59%), similar to ODYSSEY OUTCOME (15%, 55%). Seems like a disconnect b/t LDL and MACE https://t.co/DhL16vzsva

Apr 20, 2020 · 77 followers View post →
Gil Carvalho MD PhD
@NutritionMadeS3 · X

@jillbrownfitnes it's really a Q for specialists @Drlipid @drjkahn @DBelardoMD @KoushikReddyMD as far as stroke, evolocumab seems to lower risk of ischemic without raising hemorrhagic https://t.co/4EyPpuzgWD but if any of the ppl above disagree with me, go with them! :)

Feb 11, 2020 · 3 likes · 27,740 followers View post →
Gil Carvalho MD PhD
@NutritionMadeS3 · X

@KoushikReddyMD hm and FOURIER also showed lower HR for ischemic, no change for hemorrhagic... interesting https://t.co/4EyPpuhFy3

Feb 10, 2020 · 1 like · 27,740 followers View post →
にいやん
@niiyan51 · X

Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. https://t.co/hsaGEcTGMj

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JovSEN
@senjoven · X

RT @SVNefro: @EstebanDL @drfherediaz @jlgorriz @SVCardio @ValleAlfonso @Cokeino @SEHLELHA140_90 @SEMG_ES @semfyc @SEMERGENap @cristinatejer…

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Marco Montomoli
@DrMontomoli · X

RT @SVNefro: @EstebanDL @drfherediaz @jlgorriz @SVCardio @ValleAlfonso @Cokeino @SEHLELHA140_90 @SEMG_ES @semfyc @SEMERGENap @cristinatejer…

Oct 6, 2019 · 3 shares · 927 followers View post →
SEH-LELHA
@SEHLELHA140_90 · X

RT @SVNefro: @EstebanDL @drfherediaz @jlgorriz @SVCardio @ValleAlfonso @Cokeino @SEHLELHA140_90 @SEMG_ES @semfyc @SEMERGENap @cristinatejer…

Oct 6, 2019 · 3 shares · 5,825 followers View post →
Sociedad Valenciana de Nefrología
@SVNefro · X

@EstebanDL @drfherediaz @jlgorriz @SVCardio @ValleAlfonso @Cokeino @SEHLELHA140_90 @SEMG_ES @semfyc @SEMERGENap @cristinatejerap @almucastro01 @sinaptopodina Fourier evolocumab https://t.co/LeBLpOEJYd Odyssey alirocumab https://t.co/FINFGozwVb

Oct 6, 2019 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 6,110 followers View post →
Annine Alleg
@Zonumva · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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those blossom
@tristanbergh · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

Aug 12, 2019 · 68 shares · 4,103 followers View post →
ZKA
@0knowledgeactor · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Dr Zoe Harcombe, PhD
@zoeharcombe · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Ana Cláudia
@Anawsantos · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Tim Noakes
@ProfTimNoakes · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Wendy
@WendyAtTheBay · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

Aug 11, 2019 · 68 shares · 926 followers View post →
Jaime Raúl Molina
@jaimeraulmolina · X

Pero no me crea a mí: si quiere ver las declaraciones de conflictos de intereses de cada uno de los 12 autores, puede entrar a: https://t.co/A3NuVtsRph y va a: Contents -> Supplementary Material -> Disclosure Forms Allí están las declaraciones de CdI de todos los autores.

Aug 5, 2019 · 9,628 followers View post →
Jaime Raúl Molina
@jaimeraulmolina · X

Evolocumab y Resultados Clínicos en pacientes con enfermedad cardiovasular (Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease) NEJM - mayo, 2017. https://t.co/A3NuVtsRph

Aug 5, 2019 · 2 likes · 9,628 followers View post →
Caroline harding
@Carolin62268362 · X

PCSK9 inhibitor in combination with a statin demonstrated a 59% reduction in LDL cholesterol compared to placebo and a 15% risk reduction of cardiovascular events (Sabatine at al (2017) https://t.co/YOO7Ebp3sj

Jul 17, 2019 · 3 likes · 19 followers View post →
Vet Goed
@VetGoed · X

RT @puddleg: Try to remember that this was a trial in which treatment did not reduce cardiovascular death (1.05) or all-cause mortality (1.…

May 31, 2019 · 2 shares · 389 followers View post →
eleanorina
@_eleanorina · X

RT @puddleg: Try to remember that this was a trial in which treatment did not reduce cardiovascular death (1.05) or all-cause mortality (1.…

May 30, 2019 · 2 shares · 3,168 followers View post →
DrDeaRoberts
@DrDeaRoberts · X

RT @puddleg: Try to remember that this was a trial in which treatment did not reduce cardiovascular death (1.05) or all-cause mortality (1.…

May 30, 2019 · 2 shares · 2,038 followers View post →
George D. Henderson
@puddleg · X

@JAMACardio @TIMIStudyGroup @BrighamWomens Try to remember, because you won't read it here, that this was a trial in which treatment did not reduce cardiovascular death (1.05) or all-cause mortality (1.04), despite these benefits. https://t.co/KOA33aFyxL

May 30, 2019 · 2 likes · 7,373 followers View post →
George D. Henderson
@puddleg · X

Try to remember that this was a trial in which treatment did not reduce cardiovascular death (1.05) or all-cause mortality (1.04), despite these benefits. https://t.co/KOA33aFyxL https://t.co/WAY31CncH2

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Julia B.
@JuliaB_fitness · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

May 12, 2019 · 68 shares · 2,272 followers View post →
たけちゃん
@nitrotake · X

Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease | NEJM https://t.co/9dQykTKlG7 こっちのAEにも味覚変化は報告ないな

May 11, 2019 · 1,444 followers View post →
ORBi-Publis-ULiège
@ORBiPubsULiege · X

Sabatine, M. S.-Evolocumab and clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease https://t.co/QLIgiCA17v

May 10, 2019 · 575 followers View post →
ziad a a
@Eng_ziad2000 · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

May 8, 2019 · 68 shares · 587 followers View post →
Tom Leyman
@irTomLeyman · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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marie bejot
@drbejot · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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laura cooper
@ripley270 · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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上海人
@JerryWagnon · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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fiatlux
@realfiatlux · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Masoud Al Habsi
@AlhabsiMasoud · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Vet Goed
@VetGoed · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Gary Fettke
@FructoseNo · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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PhatChef ن
@thebiggrog · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Nicolas de Cues
@NickdeCusa · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Brett L. ©
@StickmanBleedin · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Anne
@silverwhitemoo · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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me
@newyorker1213 · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Sophia Koltavary
@holypaprika23 · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

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Bob Pfalzgraf, MD
@BobPfalzgraf · X

RT @VernersViews: Facts about Repatha, one of the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Cost: $14,000 per year NNT: 66 All-cause mortality: no…

May 7, 2019 · 68 shares · 4,466 followers View post →
Dermot N Killian
@pulmo1 · X

RT @medevidenceblog: The question is whether a 1.5% ARR in a composite endpoint w #PCSK9 is worth $15,000 (or even 1/3 that) per year. Evol…

Apr 13, 2019 · 1 share · 245 followers View post →
The Phlegmfighter
@phlegmfighter · X

The question is whether a 1.5% ARR in a composite endpoint w #PCSK9 is worth $15,000 (or even 1/3 that) per year. Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease | NEJM https://t.co/Pxsqa5iD1i

Apr 13, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 7,261 followers View post →
にいやん
@niiyan51 · X

Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/hsaGEcTGMj

Apr 12, 2019 · 1 like · 1,074 followers View post →
Julian Sweetman
@sweetman_julian · X

Evolocumab associated with significantly below target reduction in LDL-C and 15% + reduction in cardiovascular events - how much lower do we need to go with LDL-C ? https://t.co/RcpsnRfJpf #diabetes #badcholesterol

Jan 31, 2019 · 1 like · 12 followers View post →
movedoc
@movedoc · X

Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/rPerzhJ46p

Jan 3, 2019 · 485 followers View post →