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Editorial
. 2025 Jun;10(6):721-723.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2025.04.005.

Do Anti-PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibodies Have Pleiotropic Effects?

Nicola Ferri  1
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Editorial

Do Anti-PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibodies Have Pleiotropic Effects?

Nicola Ferri. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2025 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: (18)F-FDG-PET imaging; PCSK9 inhibition; acute myocardial infarction; myocardial inflammation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Funding Support and Author Disclosures Dr Ferri has received honoraria from Pfizer, Amgen, Daiichi Sankyo, Bristol Myers Squibb, Relmada Therapeutics, and Pharmanutra.

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