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. 2020 Oct 14;12(10):e10942.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10942.

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction With Icosapent Ethyl: A Systematic Literature Review

Mala Thakur  1 , Pritpal S Sangha  2 , Areesha Satti  3 , Pooja N Shah  1
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Cardiovascular Risk Reduction With Icosapent Ethyl: A Systematic Literature Review

Mala Thakur et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States of America due to elevated triglyceride levels. High triglyceride levels lead to higher risks of ischemic events. There are multiple pieces of research and analyses on statin therapy and its ability to reduce the prevalence of heart complications. Heart ailments can reduce through the use of icosapent ethyl in the form of statin therapy. This literature review will explain the reduction of cardiovascular risks with icosapent ethyl. Though some genetic conditions can cause some of these ailments, the rest of the predisposing conditions revolve around cholesterol, lipoproteins, and triglycerides.

Keywords: awareness of cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular; cholesterol; diabetes mellitus; heart disease; icosapent ethyl; lipoproteins; statins; triglycerides.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. PRISMA 2009 flow diagram: cardiovascular risk reduction with icosapent ethyl: a literature review
PRISMA: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Source: [9]
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