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ea0049gp56 | Cardiovascular & Lipid Endocrinology | ECE2017

PCSK9 in relation to coronary damage severity in patients with cardiovascular disease

Bae Kwi Hyun , Jung Gwon Soo , Kim Mi Jin , Choi Yeon Kyung , Seo Jung Beom , Park Keun Gyu

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a circulating protein that promotes degradation of the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor, has been emerged as a novel therapeutic target for the dyslipidemia. It is well known that the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) involves lipid metabolism alteration, but the predictive value of circulating PCSK9 level concerning coronary disease severity is largely unknown. The main objective of this study is to deter...