Serial magnetic resonance imaging detects a rapid reduction in plaque lipid content under PCSK9 inhibition with alirocumab
Jie Sun, Norman E. Lepor, Gádor Cantón, Laurn Contreras, Daniel S. Hippe, Daniel Isquith, Niranjan Balu, Ilan Kedan, Americo Simonini, Chun Yuan, Xue-Qiao Zhao, Thomas S. Hatsukami
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AlirocumabPCSK9AtorvastatinMedicineStatinLumen (anatomy)Magnetic resonance imagingInternal medicineMicrovesselCholesterolInflammationRosuvastatinLipoproteinCardiologyGastroenterologyUrologyRadiologyLDL receptorAngiogenesisApolipoprotein A1Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases