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flag A trial shows evolocumab cuts heart risks in high-risk adults without prior heart issues.

flag A large clinical trial, VESALIUS-CV, found that adding evolocumab to intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy significantly reduced the risk of first major cardiovascular events in high-risk adults without prior heart attacks or strokes. flag Over a median follow-up of 4.6 years, patients on evolocumab had a 25% lower risk of death from heart disease, heart attack, or ischemic stroke, a 36% lower heart attack risk, and a 27% lower risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, or stroke. flag The drug lowered LDL cholesterol to a median of 45 mg/dL. flag Results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the 2025 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, support using evolocumab for primary prevention in high-risk patients with atherosclerosis or high-risk diabetes, marking the first evidence of a PCSK9 inhibitor improving outcomes in this group.

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