Red yeast rice for dyslipidaemias and cardiovascular risk reduction: A position paper of the International Lipid Expert Panel

• Main Authors: Maciej Banach (Author), Alberico L. Catapano (Author), Arrigo F.G. Cicero (Author), Carlos Escobar (Author), Bernhard Foger (Author), Niki Katsiki (Author), Gustavs Latkovskis (Author), Michal Rakowski (Author), Zeljko Reiner (Author), Amirhossein Sahebkar (Author), Geeta Sikand (Author), Peter E. Penson (Author), on behalf of the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is strongly related to lifetime exposure to low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol in longitudinal studies. Lipid-lowering therapy (using statins, ezetimibe and PCSK9 inhibitors) substantially ameliorates the risk and is associated with l...