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20th Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board

Virtual meeting, 24th April 2024 (Educational supporters)

Post-ACS therapeutic strategies: What has changed?

Post-ACS therapeutic strategies: What has changed?

Reports from the 20th Virtual Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board Matthew Budoff

Posted on 7 May 2024 | Posted by Matthew Budoff | Posted in Hot topics, 20th Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board

CRISPR engineering of wild-type alleles versus millions of years of human evolution

CRISPR engineering of wild-type alleles versus millions of years of human evolution

Reports from the 20th Virtual Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board Steven Farber

Posted on 7 May 2024 | Posted by Steven Farber | Posted in Hot topics, 20th Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board

The statin intolerant patient with ASCVD: What is your therapeutic strategy?

The statin intolerant patient with ASCVD: What is your therapeutic strategy?

Reports from the 20th Virtual Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board Ioanna Gouni-Berthold

Posted on 7 May 2024 | Posted by Ioanna Gouni-Berthold | Posted in Hot topics, 20th Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board

PCSK9 inhibition with a novel fusion protein

PCSK9 inhibition with a novel fusion protein

Reports from the 20th Virtual Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board Frederick Raal

Posted on 2 May 2024 | Posted by Frederick J. Raal | Posted in Hot topics, 20th Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board

Oral PCSK9 inhibition: Clinical update

Oral PCSK9 inhibition: Clinical update

Reports from the 20th Virtual Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board Christie Ballantyne

Posted on 2 May 2024 | Posted by Christie Ballantyne | Posted in Hot topics, 20th Closed Scientific Expert Meeting of the Editorial Board

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