Applicability and Cost Implications for Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Inhibitors Based on the ODYSSEY Outcomes Trial

Circulation. 2019 Jan 15;139(3):410-412. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034993.
No abstract available

Keywords: cholesterol; clinical trial.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anticholesteremic Agents / adverse effects
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / economics*
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood*
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Drug Costs*
  • Dyslipidemias / blood
  • Dyslipidemias / diagnosis
  • Dyslipidemias / drug therapy*
  • Dyslipidemias / economics*
  • Humans
  • Models, Economic
  • PCSK9 Inhibitors*
  • Proprotein Convertase 9 / metabolism
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / economics*
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Texas
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Veterans Health / economics

Substances

  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Biomarkers
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • PCSK9 Inhibitors
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
  • PCSK9 protein, human
  • Proprotein Convertase 9