Featured in Science Digest #110

Atherosclerotic plaque stabilization and regression: a review of clinical evidence Digest

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Here’s an interesting report that didn’t make it into this issue of the Digest.

Atherosclerosis is a chronic arterial disease and a major cause of cardiovascular disease-related death. This review describes current approaches to treating and even regressing atherosclerosis, including lipid-lowering pharmaceutical strategies, such as PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9) inhibition and others.