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Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy

  • US 9,918,954 B2
  • Filed: 05/26/2017
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reducing risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy (a) with residual atherogenic dyslipidemia and clinically evident cardiovascular disease or (b) without clinically evident cardiovascular disease but with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 4 g of ethyl icosapentate per day for a period of at least about 2 years, wherein said administration reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, need for coronary revascularization, risk of unstable angina, risk for stroke and/or risk for myocardial infarction.

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