Efficacy and safety of bempedoic acid for prevention of cardiovascular events and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Bempedoic acid is an oral, once-daily, first-in-class drug being developed for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. However, evidence of bempedoic acid use for the prevention of cardiovascular events and diabetes is lacking. Thus, we aim to evaluate the benefit and safety of bempedoi...

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Main Authors: Xing Wang, Yu Zhang, Huiwen Tan, Peng Wang, Xi Zha, Weelic Chong, Liangxue Zhou, Fang Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01101-9