Marked effects of novel selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α modulator, pemafibrate in severe hypertriglyceridemia: preliminary report

Abstract Background Currently available treatments have only been partly successful in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia, including those with high serum triglycerides above 1,000 mg/dL (11.3 mmol/L), who often suffer from acute pancreatitis. Pemafibrate is a novel selective peroxisome proli...

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Main Authors: Chie Iitake, Daisaku Masuda, Masahiro Koseki, Shizuya Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-020-01172-8