Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease

Ridker, PM; Everett, BM; Thuren, T; MacFadyen, JG; Chang, WH; Ballantyne, C; Fonseca, F; Nicolau, J; Koenig, W; Anker, SD; Kastelein, JJP; Cornel, JH; Pais, P; Pella, D; Genest, J; Cifkova, R; Lorenzatti, A; Forster, T; Kobalava, Z; Vida-Simiti, L; F

Ridker, PM (reprint author), Brigham & Womens Hosp, Ctr Cardiovasc Dis Prevent, 900 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 USA.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2017; 377 (12): 1119

Abstract

BACKGROUND Experimental and clinical data suggest that reducing inflammation without affecting lipid levels may reduce the risk of cardiovascular dise......

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