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ATP Citrate Lyase (ACL) Inhibitors: Bempedoic Acid Review
ATP Citrate Lyase (ACL) Inhibitors made simple. In this lecture from This is Why, Dr. Busti will provide you with a review of Bempedoic Acid (Nexletol), and you’ll learn how this lipid-lowering drug works, when to use it (including statin intolerance), and the key clinical pearls you need for exams and practice.
You’ll learn how to:
- What ATP citrate lyase inhibitors are and where they work in cholesterol synthesis
- Bempedoic acid mechanism of action + why it’s different from statins
- Effects on LDL cholesterol (LDL lowering drugs overview)
- Indications: hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia…
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