{"id":279855,"date":"2025-11-08T18:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/279855\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T18:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:59:12","slug":"amgens-repatha-cholesterol-shot-slashed-heart-attack-risk-by-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/279855\/","title":{"rendered":"Amgen&#8217;s Repatha cholesterol shot slashed heart attack risk by 36%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-bio\">Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22.<\/p>\n<p>NEW ORLEANS \u2014 A cholesterol-lowering injection that\u2019s been on the market for nearly a decade has now shown its power to cut cardiovascular events in people considered at high risk but who haven\u2019t yet suffered a heart attack or stroke.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2514428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">study published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine<\/a> and presented here at the American Heart Association\u2019s scientific sessions concluded that Repatha reduced coronary heart disease death, heart attack, and stroke by 25% overall and lowered first heart attacks by 36% in people with high cholesterol but no history of these serious events. Their high cholesterol meant they were already taking statins or other cholesterol-lowering medications.<\/p>\n<p>Repatha, made by Amgen, also reduced cardiovascular problems and prevented the need for stent and bypass procedures, meeting both endpoints of the clinical trial called VESALIUS-CV. 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