Effect of Alirocumab on Coronary Atheroma Volume in Japanese Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome ― The ODYSSEY J-IVUS Trial ―

• DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-19-0412
• Publication Date: 2019-08-19T22:04:01Z
• Authors: Junya Ako; Kiyoshi Hibi; Kenichi Tsujita; Takafumi Hiro; Yoshihiro Morino; Ken Kozuma; Toshiro Shinke; Hiromasa Otake; Kiyoko Uno; Michael J Louie; Yoshiharu Takagi; Katsumi Miyauchi
• Keywords: Alirocumab; Atheroma; Intravascular Ultrasound

Background:In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), alirocumab reduced the risk of recurring ischemic events. ODYSSEY J-IVUS assessed effect on atheroma volume in Japanese recently hospitalized ACS and hypercholesterolemia, using intravascular ultrasound imaging analysis.