Lipid Lowering Drugs in Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

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Purpose of Review: The purpose of this review is to critically discuss whether more aggressive lipid-lowering strategies are needed in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Recent Findings: Currently, available data on early (in-hospital/discharge) administration of potent lipid-lowering drugs, such as proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors in patients during the vulnerable post-ACS phase, have clearly demonstrated clinical efficacy of the “strike early and strike strong” approach not only for rapid reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to unprecedentedly low levels, but also for associated favorable composition of coronary plaque. Summary: Intensive lipid-lowering therapy with rapid achievement of the LDL-C treatment goal in ACS patients seems reasonable. However, whether such profound LDL-C reduction would result in additional benefit on the reduction of future CV events still has to be established. Thus, data addressing CV outcomes in such vulnerable patients at extreme CV risk are urgently needed.

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Arnold, N., & Koenig, W. (2023, December 1). Lipid Lowering Drugs in Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS). Current Atherosclerosis Reports. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-023-01163-6

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