Peter Attia· MD
The annual rate of coronary artery calcification with combination therapy with a PCSK9 inhibitor and a statin is lower than that with statin monotherapy
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
The annual rate of coronary artery calcification with combination therapy with a PCSK9 inhibitor and a statin is lower than that with statin monotherapy
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patients on pcsk9 inhibitors which by definition in the studies for EI and odyssey were also on statins actually saw a reduction in plaque volume or calcification and we know that they had positive findings