|Videos|January 24, 2022

Assessing the Burden of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US

Norman Lepor, MD, a cardiologist and clinical investigator in the phase 3 clinical program for inclisiran (Leqvio; Novartis), discusses the burden of ASCVD in the country today.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Norman Lepor, MD, a Los Angeles-based cardiologist and clinical investigator in the phase 3 clinical program for inclisiran (Leqvio; Novartis), on the burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol management.

During the interview, Lepor discussed the burden of ASCVD in the country today.

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