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Diabetes Core Update – June 2023

Diabetes Core Update

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Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes

Bempedoic Acid is a relatively newer agent available to us for LDL cholesterol lowering. We did not have any outcome data with regards to the ability to reduce risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events. The idea of using this medication in patients who are statin intolerant, I think it is really the perfect marriage of looking for a clinical outcome trial and one that's done in a unique population that we haven't seen before.

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