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Program Time: 28 minutes

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Target Audience: clinical cardiologists, general internists, diabetologists, primary care physicians and pharmacists

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Icosapent ethyl for CV risk reduction: who and when?

Target Audience: clinical cardiologists, general internists, diabetologists, primary care physicians and pharmacists.

Icosapent ethyl, as shown in the REDUCE-IT study, represents the first agent to improve CV outcomes when added to statin therapy in high-risk patients with elevated triglyceride levels. The clinical benefits of icosapent ethyl are impressive, with demonstrated safety and tolerability, thus creating a major opportunity for the prevention of CV events and mortality in Canada.

However, there are substantial complexities for clinicians to adopt icosapent ethyl in the management of high risk patients. This podcast discusses the use of Icosapent ethyl for CV risk reduction with a focus on which patient and when this treatment should be considered.

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Faculty

Milan Gupta

MD, FRCPC, FCCS

Brampton, ON

Shaun Goodman

MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FCCS

Toronto, ON

Agenda

Program Chapter	Duration (Min:Sec)	Presenter
Do serum triglycerides predict risk?		Milan Gupta
Do fish oils reduce risk?		Shaun Goodman
What are the key results from REDUCE-IT?		Milan Gupta
In which patients should we consider icosapent ethyl?		All

Program Chapter	Duration (Min:Sec) & Presenter
Do serum triglycerides predict risk?	Milan Gupta
Do fish oils reduce risk?	Shaun Goodman
What are the key results from REDUCE-IT?	Milan Gupta
In which patients should we consider icosapent ethyl?	All

This program has been developed by the Canadian Collaborative Research Network, a not-for-profit physician organization, and is supported through an educational grant received from HLS Therapeutics Inc.

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