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Editorial
. 2019 Nov 12;322(18):1769-1771.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.16598.

Bempedoic Acid for Lowering LDL Cholesterol

Michael C Honigberg  1   2   3   4 , Pradeep Natarajan  1   2   3   4
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Editorial

Bempedoic Acid for Lowering LDL Cholesterol

Michael C Honigberg et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Natarajan reported receiving research grant support from Amgen, Apple, and Boston Scientific and serving as a scientific advisor to Apple and Blackstone Life Sciences, all unrelated to the present work. Dr Honigberg reported no disclosures.

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