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Alterations in lipids after initiation of highly effective modulators in people with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Nov 2023
Despotes Katherine A, Ceppe Agathe S, Donaldson Scott H
Abstract excerpt
Risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be changing in people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) with widespread use of highly effective modulator therapy (HEMT). We performed a retrospective analysis of patients who had lipids checked before and after initiation of ivacaftor or elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor. We hypothesized that HEMT negatively impacts lipids (total cholesterol [TC], low-density lipoprotein [LDL],...
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