A 50-year-old woman on high-intensity statin has LDL 92 mg/dL and triglycerides 280 mg/dL. What additional therapy may reduce residual ASCVD risk?...

Question

A 50-year-old woman on high-intensity statin has LDL 92 mg/dL and triglycerides 280 mg/dL. What additional therapy may reduce residual ASCVD risk?

Accepted Answer

Icosapent ethyl for elevated triglycerides despite statin

Answer

Niacin

Answer

Fenofibrate for all patients

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PCSK9 inhibitor immediately

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No therapy

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Residual Risk with Hypertriglyceridemia