Abstract:Cardiovascular disorders have been one of the mainstay causes for the estimated rise in the incidences of mortality. In earlier times, treatment approach was initiated with statin therapy even though there were high reports of adverse events and failure to attain the target lipid concentration. In 2003, Proprotein Convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 was found to be responsible for the degradation and inactivation of LDL receptors. Ever since the concept was introduced, many researches have been conducted in this fie… Show more
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