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. 2025 Mar;20(2):631-633.
doi: 10.1007/s11739-024-03674-9. Epub 2024 Jun 13.

A therapeutic cooperation by bempedoic acid and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors in statin intolerance inherited dyslipidemias

Francesco Sbrana  1 , Federico Bigazzi  2 , Carmen Corciulo  2 , Beatrice Dal Pino  2
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A therapeutic cooperation by bempedoic acid and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors in statin intolerance inherited dyslipidemias

Francesco Sbrana et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2025 Mar.
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Declarations. Conflict of interest: No conflict of interest for each author. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was obtained. Human and animal rights: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Patient and public involvement: Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting or dissemination plans of this research.

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