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Ezetimibe

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Sep 17, 2026

Cynthia ThurlowHOST
22:53
Statins do not impact it.
Cynthia ThurlowHOST
22:55
Ezetimibe or Zetia, bempedoic acid or even fibrates do not impact Lp(a), sadly.
Cynthia ThurlowHOST
23:01
There's one nuance inside the omega-3 data set that I want to mention.
Cynthia ThurlowHOST
23:05
There was a small crossover trial in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia that found that four grams a day of omega-3 reduced postprandial triglyceride-rich lipoprotein content by nearly 15% without changing total ApoA levels.
Cynthia ThurlowHOST
27:48
Statin therapy, starting dose of statin therapy can be clinically indicated if someone is a hypersynthesizer 'cause their body's just producing a lot of cholesterol.
Cynthia ThurlowHOST
28:00
Now, with that being said, I know statins are not without side effects.
Cynthia ThurlowHOST
28:04
I take ezetimibe or Zetia for the hyperabsorber piece, and that dropped my ApoB, I think from 150 to, like, 60, which w- we're heading in the right direction, and then the rest I do with supplements, and we'll talk about that.
Cynthia ThurlowHOST
28:18
I've had patients cry when they find out they're a hypersynthesizer.
AloHOST
10:49
It's early and hypothesis-generating not proven yet.
HannahGUEST
10:52
And I think you also mentioned a mouse study with ezetimibe.
HannahGUEST
10:56
Zetia?
AloHOST
10:57
Right.
AloHOST
10:57
That one's worth a caveat, too.
Robert CywesGUEST
47:23
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Robert CywesGUEST
47:23
Dom and I were on a panel a little bit ago and we were talking about some of these subjects and Dom said, "I take some ezetimibe." Ezetimibe is a cholesterol-
Ken BerryHOST
47:33
Mm-hmm.
Ken BerryHOST
47:33
Media
Michael DavidsonGUEST
29:10
Yeah.
Michael DavidsonGUEST
29:11
What's important about that trial is ezetimibe, which is now a well-known-- We use ezetimibe all the time, Zetia, for lowering LDL.
Michael DavidsonGUEST
29:18
They also did an ACF, acute coronary syndrome trial, which was similar to what was done in the ACCELERATE trial, which is the Lilly trial.
Michael DavidsonGUEST
29:25
We know that two years is too short because in a similar trial with ezetimibe, which is a well-proven LDL-lowering drug, it has-- Everyone recognizes the benefit of ezetimibe.

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Peter AttiaHOST
59:36
The guidance says if the AST and the ALT rise by less than three X, you can ignore it.
Peter AttiaHOST
59:41
It's not clinically significant.
Peter AttiaHOST
59:43
But that means you're going to be tolerating patients on Crestor and Zetia walking around with AST and ALT of eighty.
Michael DavidsonGUEST
59:51
Right.
Justin GrantGUEST
12:23
I went completely off of the statin for a, a few weeks and then decided to try the red yeast rice, and when I started that, I started to get some mild myalgias back, which kind of reaffirmed that it was from the monocolin K. Um, but then I added the CoQ10 back, and now I, I seem to tolerate it okay with the, uh, red yeast rice levels of monocolin K coupled with the CoQ10.
Justin GrantGUEST
12:45
I am also on Zetia because even though my, my LDL isn't super high, it's...
Justin GrantGUEST
12:51
I would like to- like it to be at least under 100.
Justin GrantGUEST
12:53
I know the new cardiac guidelines say under 55.
Justin GrantGUEST
13:04
However, because I don't know that for sure, um, and there's a chance it still could have been a small plaque, just small enough it wasn't detected, I, um, I would like to bring it down.
Justin GrantGUEST
13:14
And the, the biggest reason for that is because it's, you know, it's the lifetime exposure to high LDL particles, right? It's not necessarily the acute effect, so the lifetime exposure.
Justin GrantGUEST
13:22
So just doing what I can where I feel comfortable of lowering my overall risk factors, and that's why I'm now on the Zetia in addition to that.
Justin GrantGUEST
13:30
I'm also taking berberine and curcumin to help the anti-inflammatory effects and to help lower my, um, cholesterol a little bit more.
Abeer BerryGUEST
31:37
Because if you do have plaque, you prefer to have calcified plaque over soft plaque because it's less likely to cause a cardiovascular event for you.
Abeer BerryGUEST
31:44
So I wouldn't recheck a calcium score in someone who's already on a statin or, or ZETIA or Repatha or whatnot.
Abeer BerryGUEST
31:52
But more recently, it is up to a recommendation that if, before it would say, you know, you should target an LDL of less than 100 and put them out of medications.
Abeer BerryGUEST
32:02
If their calcium score is above 100, you should target LDL less than 70.
Robert P. GiuglianoGUEST
18:42
Some patients don't get to their LDL goal now that we are aiming for lower and lower LDLs in our highest-risk patients.
Robert P. GiuglianoGUEST
18:51
Ezetimibe was a helpful adjunct.
Robert P. GiuglianoGUEST
18:53
As you know, it's much more or less potent, maybe 20, 25% on top of the statin.
Robert P. GiuglianoGUEST
18:59
So in the early 2010s, I was involved in some research in evaluating early PCSK9 inhibitors, a third target, uh, to lower LDL that works synergistically with the aforementioned compounds.
Mitsuaki SawanoHOST
24:17
ありがとうございます。実際にこういう違いが目に取れるような形で出てきて。で、今回決してイベントを見に行くようなトライアルの設計ではないですけれども、やはり多くのメタアナリシス等で言われている通り、LDLというのは下げれば下げるほど、やはり心血管イベントリスクっていうのは減らすんじゃないか。 っていうことは言われていますので、まあ今回提案いただいているような、こういうスキームでLDLを下げに行くと、まあ将来的にもっと超長期見れれば、実際にイベントっていうところももしかしたら下がってくるかもしれない。そんなことを示唆してくれるような結果なのかなと思いましたけど、高坂先生の方から追加で何かご質問、コメント等ございますでしょうか。
Shun KohsakaHOST
25:09
いや、ありがとうございます。あの、えーと、確か今年の春にEASY PAVEっていう韓国の研究が発表されまして、それもやっぱりえー、インプリメンテーションスタディじゃないんですけれども、五十五を目指すか七十を目指すかっていうところの比較だったんですね。その時に興味深いなと思ったのが、海外、あの韓国もスタチンの量が全然違うんで、一概には比較できないんですけれども、あの七十とか五十五、どっちであったとしても、達成するために PCSK9の使用率というのが二パーセントぐらいだったんですね。二、三パーセントだったと思うんですけども。で、えー、ハイインテンシティスタチンとエゼチミブで、あの、大体そのLDL五十五の群も達成できてたっていうところと比べて、BRIDGEトライアルが今回どうなのかなっていうところを見ていて。で、あの少し PCSK9の使い方が増えてるんですが、自分が予想したほどではないなというのが感想です。で、澤野先生が言ってくれた通り、この三つの薬剤ですね、ハイインテンシティスタチン、エゼチミブ、 PCSK9っていうのはLDLを下げて予後を改善するっていうことがすべて証明されているものなので、これでおそらくアウトカムの改善につながるだろうっていうふうにうまく接続できると思うんですね。逆にあの大山先生、EASY PAVEが出た時に、自分のプロトコールとか自分の研究はどうなのかなっていうところは何か思われるところとかありました?
Mitsuaki SawanoHOST
26:34
はい。あのやっぱり多分EASY PAVE、あの韓国から出ましたし、あの少しこう、なんかもちろんアウトカムを見てないので、臨床アウトカム見てないんですが、あれですけど、すごくまああの、比較する面白いとこ、確かにいっぱいありまして、本当に高坂先生が言っていただいた点なんですけど、あの確かにEASY PAVEって五十五未満を目指すストラテジーと七十を目指すストラテジー。で、五十五未満を目指すストラテジーで、一年ぐらいだと、けど五十五未満目指そうっていうストラテジーでも、あの達成率はあの四割ぐらい。三年ぐらい経つとそれがじわじわ上がってくるんですけど、一年未満っていう、BRIDGEに近い一年未満ぐらいで切ってみますと、まあ四割ぐらいなんですよね。で、七十万達成率もあの六割ぐらいなので、確かにまあなかなかRCTでああいうふうにやるぞと言っても、なかなかやはり達成率が上がんないんだなというふうに思っていたので、そこはあの、まあBRIDGEがさらにあの、えっと、EASY PAVEをさらにこう、まあエクステンドしていく、まああのエビデンスになるのかなとは一つ思いました。一方で、確かに高坂先生の言う通り、あの、まあスタチンの量が違うのが原因だと思うんですけども、 PCSK9そんなに使ってないのに、あの、比較的結構達成率が高くって、それはやはりなんかまあなるほどなと思ったんですが、やはりスタチンの量が、やはりまああの、いわゆるグローバルスタンダードの基準まで上げられてるのが、やはり一番の、二つの結果を比べてみると、あのそれが主要因だというふうに私はあの、考えてて。やはりまあそう考えると、日本でもあそこまで上げられれば、あの PCSK9使わなくても確かにあれぐらいもう少し達成できるのかなとは、あの思いました。あの、そしてあと確かあの韓国では我々日本よりも PCSK9の使用の、あの保険での償還のハードルが高いっていうのも、あの使用率が低い原因にあるというふうには聞いたことはあります。
Shun KohsakaHOST
28:50
ありがとうございました。
Paul BarnettHOST
29:03
Now, the combination of ezetimibe and a statin has been shown to be more effective than either of them by themselves at higher doses.
Paul BarnettHOST
29:13
So if you want the ultimate combo to bring down your cholesterol, you want a combination of ezetimibe and statin.
Paul BarnettHOST
29:22
Ezetimibe works through the GI to block cholesterol absorption.
Paul BarnettHOST
29:26
The statin works through the liver to change how it affects lipid metabolism in the liver, cholesterol production from the liver.
Paul BarnettHOST
29:35
So that's going to be the more aggressive way of treating it.
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Dyslipidemia

Sep 3 · 1 Mention

speaker_0HOST
10:31
If the LDL remains above the appropriate goal, add non-statin therapy.
speaker_0HOST
10:36
Ezetimibe is one of the major first add-on therapies.
speaker_0HOST
10:39
If additional lowering is needed, PCSK, 9 monoclonal antibodies such as Evalocumab or Alirocumab can provide substantial additional LDL reduction.
speaker_0HOST
10:48
Bempadoic acid is another option, particularly important in patients who cannot tolerate adequate statin therapy.

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