Effects of Evolocumab on Mortality Outcomes in Patients Without Previous Myocardial Infarction or Stroke: A Prespecified Analysis of the VESALIUS-CV Randomized Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND Evolocumab, a PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9) inhibitor, significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular events in patients without previous myocardial infarction or stroke in the VESALIUS-CV trial (Effect of Evolocumab in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk without Prior Myocardial I...