Physicians' Academy for Cardiovascular Education

PCSK9 inhibition works, but you can’t force biology

Mar. 17, 2017 - Prof. Wouter Jukema – Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

Landmark study with PCSK9 inhibitor will change clinical practice

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. Eric Bruckert - Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

Changing therapeutic behaviour after FOURIER

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. Wolfgang Koenig - Munich, Germany - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

The implications of PCSK9 outcome trials for GPs

Mar. 19, 2017 - Prof. Richard Hobbs – Oxford, United Kingdom - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

PCSK9 inhibitors: From bench to bedside

Mar. 17, 2017 - Prof. Gilles Lambert – Sainte-Clotilde, France - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

The longer you treat, the better the benefit: lessons from PCSK9 inhibitors trials

Mar. 19, 2017 - Prof. Stephen J. Nicholls - Adelaide, Australia - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

Lowering LDL-c for a longer period of time really matters

Mar. 17, 2017 - Paul M. Ridker - Boston, MA, USA - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

No J-shaped curve for efficacy in PCSK9 outcome trials

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. Kausik Ray - London, United Kingdom - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

PCSK9 outcome trials: The results put into perspective of other clinical developments

Mar. 19, 2017 - Prof. Peter Sever - London, United Kingdom - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

LDL lowering for CVD prevention: From hypothesis to axiom

Mar. 19, 2017 - Prof. John JP Kastelein - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

Implications PCSK9 Outcome Trials: Should LDL-c targets in high-risk individuals be maintained or further lowered?

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. John Chapman - Paris, France - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

Humanised PCSK9 antibody lowers CV events in high-risk patients, but LDL-c lowering effects decline over time

Mar. 17, 2017

CV outcomes with a PCSK9 inhibitor: FOURIER study

Mar. 16, 2017

Careful implementation of PCSK9 inhibitors in clinical practice

Aug. 30, 2016 - ESC Rome, Italy - Prof. dr. Terje Pedersen (Oslo, Norway)

Promising results in pivotal trials of novel lipid-modifying drugs

Dec. 12, 2016 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Prof. John JP Kastelein, MD (AMC Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Investigational epigenetic therapy lowers incidence of MACE in phase 2b study

Nov. 15, 2016 - AHA 2016, New Orleans, LA, USA - Dr. Norman Wong, Calgary, AB, Canada
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New class of lipid-lowering medication shows lasting LDL-c lowering in dose-finding study

Nov. 22, 2016 - Kausik Ray, MD - Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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Brief update on various pharmacotherapeutic strategies to lower CV risk

Nov. 21, 2016 - AHA 2016 - Prof. Wouter Jukema, MD (LUMC Leiden, The Netherlands)
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PCSK9 inhibitor on top of statin therapy gives additional atheroma volume regression

Nov. 21, 2016 - AHA 2016 - Steve Nissen, MD (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA)
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Frequency apheresis lowered in FH patient receiving PCSK9-inhibiting treatment

Oct. 4, 2016 - ESC - 2016 Rome - Prof Patrick M Moriarty, MD (University of Kansas Medical Center, KS, USA)

Novel strategies targeting residual risk: The promise of PCSK9 inhibiting therapies

Aug. 28, 2016 - ESC 2016, Rome - Erik Stroes, MD – Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - PACE-CME symposium held at ESC 2016 in Rome

A clinical perspective on PCSK9 inhibition: What do we know an what can we expect?

Aug. 27, 2016 - Paul M Ridker, MD – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

PCSK9, the short track road from discovery as drug target towards the clinic

Aug. 27, 2016 - ESC 2016, Rome - Gilles Lambert, MD – Université de la Réunion, Sainte-Clotilde, France

Role of PCSK9 in the regulation of LDL cholesterol

Sep. 12, 2016

LDL cholesterol, the LDL receptor pathway & PCSK9

Sep. 10, 2016

The future perspectives for care for patients with high Lp(a)

May 27, 2016 - Innsbruck, Germany - Prof. Erik Stroes, MD PhD – Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016, lunch symposium at Lp(a) symposium prior to EAS

Preparing for a novel era in CV prevention: Where do PCSK9 inhibitors fit in lipid management?

Aug. 27, 2016 - ESC 2016, Rome - John Kastelein, MD – Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Steps forward in lipid-lowering therapy

Apr. 1, 2016 - VBWG Meeting at ACC 2016, Chicago, IL, USA - Robert P. Giugliano, MD - Boston, MA, USA
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GAUSS-3: Statin intolerance a real problem and PCSK9 inhibition with evolocumab effective

Apr. 3, 2016 - ACC 2016, Chicago - Steven L Nissen
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How will anti-PCSK9 therapy integrate into primary and secondary prevention of CVD?

Mar. 16, 2016 - Boston, MA, USA - Prof. Deepak Bhatt

Anti-PCSK9-vaccination has anti-atherogenic effects in mice

June 26, 2017 - news

Anti-PCSK9 vaccination (AT04A) lowers LDL-c, atherosclerosis and inflammatory markers in mouse model for atherosclerosis. Phase I study into this vaccine has started

PCSK9 inhibition is associated with regression of tendon xanthomas in FH

June 21, 2017 - Bea AM et al. - Atherosclerosis 2017
In a case-control study on HeFH patients treated with potent statins, the addition of a PCSK9 antibody (evolocumab or alirocumab) resulted in a greater decrease of tendon xanthomas thickness after 3 years of treatment.

In a case-control study on HeFH patients treated with potent statins, the addition of a PCSK9 antibody resulted in a greater decrease of tendon xanthomas thickness after 3 years of treatment.

PCSK9 inhibition works, but you can’t force biology

Mar. 17, 2017 - Prof. Wouter Jukema – Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA
Prof. Wouter Jukema summarizes the results from FOURIER and SPIRE into the message that PCSK9 inhibition works, it is safe, and you cannot force biology

PCSK9 Expert Opinions Prof. Wouter Jukema summarizes the results from FOURIER and SPIRE into the message that PCSK9 inhibition works – even lower is even better; it is safe, and you cannot force biology – it takes a long time to get atherosclerosis, so it will also take some time to get rid of it.

Landmark study with PCSK9 inhibitor will change clinical practice

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. Eric Bruckert - Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA
According to prof. Eric Bruckert, FOURIER is a landmark study that will change clinical practice, especially for patients with the highest risk.

PCSK9 Expert Opinions According to prof. Eric Bruckert, FOURIER is a landmark study that will change clinical practice, especially for patients with the highest risk.

PCSK9 inhibitor safely improves lipid profile in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes

June 12, 2017 - news
Results of two ODYSSEY studies with alirocumab were presented at the ADA Scientific Sessions, showing that alirocumab lowers LDL-c in patients with T2D, similar to those without T2DM.

ADA 2017 Results of two ODYSSEY studies with alirocumab were presented at the ADA Scientific Sessions, showing that alirocumab lowers LDL-c in patients with T2D, similar to those without T2DM.

Changing therapeutic behaviour after FOURIER

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. Wolfgang Koenig - Munich, Germany - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA
Prof. Wolfgang Koenig argues that PCSK9 inhibitors will be drugs of great value in the future, especially for patients with FH and statin intolerance.

PCSK9 Expert Opinions Prof. Wolfgang Koenig describes the results of FOURIER and SPIRE. He expects that PCSK9 inhibitors will be drugs of great value in the future, especially for patients with FH and statin intolerance.

The implications of PCSK9 outcome trials for GPs

Mar. 19, 2017 - Prof. Richard Hobbs – Oxford, United Kingdom - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA
Prof. Richard Hobbs states that PCSK9 inhibition reduces endpoints that are important and expensive both for individuals and for health systems.

PCSK9 Expert Opinions Prof. Richard Hobbs states that recent data from FOURIER show that effective medical treatment to lower LDL-c reduces endpoints that are important and expensive both for individuals and for health systems.

New fully human PCSK9 antibody successful in phase 2 trial

(from the Phase 2 EQUATOR Study)

Apr. 26, 2017 - Baruch A, et al. - Am J Cardiol. 2017
RG7652, a fully human PCSK9 antibody, dose-dependently reduced LDL-c, ApoB and Lp(a), but not inflammatory proteins, without concerning adverse events in coronary heart disease patients

RG7652, a PCSK9 antibody, dose-dependently reduced LDL-c, ApoB and Lp(a), but not inflammatory proteins, without concerning adverse events.

PCSK9 inhibitors: From bench to bedside

Mar. 17, 2017 - Prof. Gilles Lambert – Sainte-Clotilde, France - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA
Prof. Gilles Lambert describes the development since the discovery in 2002 of PCSK9 until the results of outcome trials with a PCSK9 inhibitor in 2017.

PCSK9 Expert Opinions Prof. Gilles Lambert describes the development of PCSK9 inhibitors since the discovery in 2002 of PCSK9 as a circulating protein targeting the LDL receptor for degradation. Now in 2017, results of outcome trials with a PCSK9 inhibitor are available.

The longer you treat, the better the benefit: lessons from PCSK9 inhibitors trials

Mar. 19, 2017 - Prof. Stephen J. Nicholls - Adelaide, Australia - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA
Prof. Stephen Nicholls argues that the PCSK9 outcome trials reinforce the concept that patients with high CV risk may benefit from PCSK9 inhibiting treatment.

PCSK9 Expert Opinions By combining all recent insights on treatment with PCSK9 inhibitors, prof. Stephen Nicholls argues that the PCSK9 outcome trials reinforce the concept that patients with high CV risk may benefit from PCSK9 inhibiting treatment.

Lowering LDL-c for a longer period of time really matters

Mar. 17, 2017 - Paul M. Ridker - Boston, MA, USA - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA
Dr. Paul M. Ridker states that further lowering of LDL-c during a longer period of time safely translates into lower rates of CVD.

PCSK9 Expert Opinions Dr. Paul M. Ridker states that from FOURIER and SPIRE it becomes clear that further lowering of LDL-c during a longer period of time safely translates into lower rates of CVD.

No J-shaped curve for efficacy in PCSK9 outcome trials

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. Kausik Ray - London, United Kingdom - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA
Prof. Kausik Ray describes the absence of a J-shaped curve in the PCSK9 outcome trials, meaning there is no apparent diminution of benefit to very low LDL.

PCSK9 Expert Opinions Prof. Kausik Ray describes the practical implications of the PCSK9 outcome trials. In terms of efficacy, there is no J-shaped curve, meaning there is no apparent diminution of benefit to very low LDL

3' education

Humanised PCSK9 antibody lowers CV events in high-risk patients, but LDL-c lowering effects decline over time

Mar. 17, 2017

CV outcomes with a PCSK9 inhibitor: FOURIER study

Mar. 16, 2017

Promising results in pivotal trials of novel lipid-modifying drugs

Dec. 12, 2016 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Prof. John JP Kastelein, MD (AMC Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Investigational epigenetic therapy lowers incidence of MACE in phase 2b study

Nov. 15, 2016 - AHA 2016, New Orleans, LA, USA - Dr. Norman Wong, Calgary, AB, Canada

New class of lipid-lowering medication shows lasting LDL-c lowering in dose-finding study

Nov. 22, 2016 - Kausik Ray, MD - Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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10' education

PCSK9 inhibition works, but you can’t force biology

Mar. 17, 2017 - Prof. Wouter Jukema – Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

Landmark study with PCSK9 inhibitor will change clinical practice

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. Eric Bruckert - Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

Changing therapeutic behaviour after FOURIER

Mar. 18, 2017 - Prof. Wolfgang Koenig - Munich, Germany - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

The implications of PCSK9 outcome trials for GPs

Mar. 19, 2017 - Prof. Richard Hobbs – Oxford, United Kingdom - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

PCSK9 inhibitors: From bench to bedside

Mar. 17, 2017 - Prof. Gilles Lambert – Sainte-Clotilde, France - ACC 2017, Washington DC, USA

Animations

Role of PCSK9 in the regulation of LDL cholesterol

Sep. 12, 2016

LDL cholesterol, the LDL receptor pathway & PCSK9

Sep. 10, 2016

meetings

PCSK9 inhibition & Cardiovascular Outcomes: Review of lipid targets and treatment strategies

Aug. 26, 2017 - Barcelona, Spain