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ReviewCurrent atherosclerosis reports2023

Fixed Combination for the Treatment of Dyslipidaemia.

Nicola Ferri, Massimiliano Ruscica, Raul D Santos, Alberto Corsini

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In one paragraph

Review in Current atherosclerosis reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. The use of polypills in cardiovascular disease management: Benefits vs challenges.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicola FerriDepartment of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy. nicola.ferri@unipd.it.ORCID 0000-0001-8898-7441
Massimiliano RuscicaDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy.
Raul D SantosLipid Clinic, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Alberto CorsiniDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences "Rodolfo Paoletti", University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewIt is clear from epidemiological studies that patients at high and very-high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) risk do not reach lipid guideline-recommended targets. Thus, fixed-dose combinations of statins/ezetimibe, bempedoic acid/ezetimibe and statins/fibrates may represent a further armamentarium in the field of lipid-lowering approaches in these individuals. RECENT

findingsThe combination therapy of moderate-intensity statin with ezetimibe is not inferior to high-intensity statin monotherapy in reducing cardiovascular outcomes. Drug discontinuation or dose reduction is inferior with fixed-dose combination. The fixed-dose combination of bempedoic acid with ezetimibe is superior to bempedoic acid in monotherapy in lowering LDL-C and in reducing high-sensitivity C-reactive protein concentrations. The combination fenofibrate with atorvastatin is superior to monotherapies in lowering triglycerides. Lipid-lowering fixed-dose combinations may guarantee a higher therapy adherence, representing a better approach to control plasma lipids and thus ameliorate ASCVD burden. Additional studies will define the advantages on cardiovascular outcomes in high and very high-risk patients.

Indexed as

Anticholesteremic AgentsAtherosclerosisDyslipidemiasHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsCholesterol, LDLDicarboxylic AcidsDrug Therapy, CombinationEzetimibeFatty AcidsHumansTreatment Outcome8-hydroxy-2,2,14,14-tetramethylpentadecanedioic acidAnticholesteremic AgentsCholesterol, LDLDicarboxylic AcidsEzetimibeFatty AcidsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsBempedoic acidCombinationsEzetimibeFenofibratePolypillStatins

Identifiers

PMID37715044
PMCPMC10564832
OpenAlexW4386760220

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