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Robert S. Rosenson, MD, on Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

 

In this podcast, Robert S. Rosenson, MD, discusses recent research about secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and the implications of the research for clinical practice.

Robert S. Rosenson, MD, is a professor of medicine at Mount Sinai Heart at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, New York. He is also the section editor of Lipid and Metabolic Disorders at the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and section editor of Lipid Disorders for Up to Date Medicine.

Additional Resources:

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  • Bittner V, Colantonio LD, Dai Y, et al. Association of region and hospital and patient characteristics with use of high-intensity statins after myocardial infarction among Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA Cardiol. 2019;4(9):865-872. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2019.2481.
  • Grundy SM, Stone NJ, Bailey AL, et al. 2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA guideline on the management of blood cholesterol: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;73(24):e285-e350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.003
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  • ODYSSEY Outcomes: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab. ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01663402. Published March 18, 2019. Updated March 18, 2019. Accessed February 7, 2020. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01663402.
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