registers compiled and updated on the AIFA (Italian Drugs Agency) web monitoring platform. Patient data such as age, sex, smoking, diabetes, hypertension and adherence were extracted and processed using Microsoft Access. In the same way, lipid ratios were calculated, and factors and percentage cardiovascular risk at 10 years were calculated using the Framingham Heart Study algorithm. Results Average age was 63 years and 68% were men. About 60% of 120 patients had arterial hypertension and 22% had diabetes mellitus. Concomitant therapy with statins (evolocumab-alirocumab) was present in 42% and 56% of patients, respectively, while intolerance was found in 52% and 47% of cases, respectively. Adherence to therapy was 100%. LDL and triglyceride concentrations decreased (LDL À60%) while HDL values remained constant over the study period. The percentage risk of a 10 year cardiovascular event was reduced from about 35% to 15% in 6 months and remained stable at 12 months. Conclusion and relevance The results confirmed a reduction in LDL cholesterol levels. These drugs represent treatment for patients subject to therapeutic failure. Alirocumab and evolocumab are innovative drugs with high costs. Their use should be limited to patient categories who have no real feedback with conventional drugs used in hypercholesterolaemia.
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