Cholesterol Management: PCSK9 Usages

Drs. Kiran Musunuru and Jane Ferguson discuss PCSK9, the gene and the protein, its direct relationship with cholesterol and specifically, LDL cholesterol, as well as the direct relationship between how much PCSK9 protein there is in the blood and how great the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Return here tomorrow as Drs. Kiran Musunuru and Jane Ferguson discuss and review new discoveries in cholesterol metabolism, and how these discoveries aid in the management of patients at risk, or with high cholesterol.