Post hoc analysis: alirocumab benefits HeFH and T3HLP patients Results from the German MILOS cohort demonstrate real-world effectiveness and safety of bempedoic acid PCSK9 inhibitors are unlikely to contribute to mood disorders PCSK9 inhibitors may be effective treatment for PAD PACMAN-AMI: new data on lesion-level effects of lipid lowering AT-TARGET-IT shows reduced CV risk with early PCSK9i in ACS

Samia R Toukhsati Articles

Depression, Cardiovascular Disease and Adherence

David Hare & Samia R Toukhsati, University of Melbourne, Australia This editorial discusses the interrelationship between cardiovascular disease and depression and poses the question: Is depression a key modulator of patient adherence and clinical outcome? “Depression” can refer to anything from feeling transiently unhappy through…

Posted on 7 November 2017 | Posted by David Hare, Samia R Toukhsati | Posted in From the Editors

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