For people with heart disease who are already taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, adding a medicine called evolocumab can cut their risk of heart attack, stroke, or dying from heart problems by 20% over about two years.

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Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2017 May 4

The study gave evolocumab to heart disease patients already on statins and found it lowered their risk of heart attack, stroke, or dying from heart problems by 20%, just like the claim says.

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Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615664

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For people with heart disease who are already taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, adding a medicine called evolocumab can lower their chance of having a heart attack, stroke, or other serious heart problems by about 15% over two years.

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For people with heart disease who are already taking cholesterol-lowering statins but still have high LDL, adding a drug called evolocumab can lower their chances of having a heart attack, stroke, or other serious heart problems by about 15% over two years.

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For people with heart disease who are already taking cholesterol-lowering drugs but still have high bad cholesterol, adding a drug called evolocumab can cut their risk of heart attack, stroke, or dying from heart problems by 20% over about two years.

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Even if your cholesterol is already pretty low thanks to statins, adding a drug called evolocumab can still help protect your heart and blood vessels.

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Even if someone with heart disease is already taking cholesterol-lowering drugs and their cholesterol is pretty low, adding a drug called evolocumab can still help protect their heart.

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