ESC 2024 - In the SLICE-CEA CardioLink-8 study, evolocumab reduced lipid-rich necrotic core volume in patients with severe, asymptomatic carotic artery stenosis compared with placebo. “It suggests that intensive lipid lowering with evolocumab can stablize vulnerable plaques”, says C. David Mazer.
Favorable effects of evolocumab on plaque characteristics in severe carotic artery stenosis

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Favorable effects of evolocumab on plaque characteristics in severe carotic artery stenosis
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This video was recorded during the ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK.
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C. David Mazer is a professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Physiology at the University of Toronto in Toronto, ON, Canada.
Disclaimer
This recording was developed under auspices of PACE-CME. Views expressed in the recording are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of PACE-CME.
Read our summary of SLICE-CEA CardioLink-8
Release date: 11 September 2024
Overview
ESC 2024 - In the SLICE-CEA CardioLink-8 study, evolocumab reduced lipid-rich necrotic core volume in patients with severe, asymptomatic carotic artery stenosis compared with placebo. “It suggests that intensive lipid lowering with evolocumab can stablize vulnerable plaques”, says C. David Mazer.
Educational information
This video was recorded during the ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK.
Faculty
C. David Mazer is a professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Physiology at the University of Toronto in Toronto, ON, Canada.
Disclaimer
This recording was developed under auspices of PACE-CME. Views expressed in the recording are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of PACE-CME.
Read our summary of SLICE-CEA CardioLink-8
Release date: 11 September 2024
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