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@TheBhupiThakur @jaideeppatelmd @MichaelJBlaha hi @TheBhupiThakur

For LDL>190 mg/dl
In MESA nearly 35% have #PowerOfZero
13 yr FU, event rate 3.5% (well below threshold for statin consideration)

atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-…
@TheBhupiThakur @jaideeppatelmd @MichaelJBlaha #2
For genetically confirmed #familialhypercholesteremia

See below, clearly not a homogenous disease, many shades of atherosclerotic disease

Events track with CAC score

With CAC zero, can possibly avoid PCSK9i (statins for all)
@rauldsf_santos @miguelcainzos23 @reed_mszar
@TheBhupiThakur @jaideeppatelmd @MichaelJBlaha @rauldsf_santos @miguelcainzos23 @reed_mszar #3 Across spectrum of Lipid disorders

Clear doesn't matter how you slice or dice the pie, the risk is related to atherosclerotic disease burden across the spectrum of lipid disorders
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