Effect of Alirocumab on Carotid Inflammation by [18F]FDG PET in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Sep;17(9):1118-1120. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.04.001. Epub 2024 Apr 10.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized* / therapeutic use
  • Arteritis / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteritis / drug therapy
  • Carotid Artery Diseases* / complications
  • Carotid Artery Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18* / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy
  • PCSK9 Inhibitors
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Predictive Value of Tests*
  • Proprotein Convertase 9
  • Radiopharmaceuticals* / administration & dosage
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • alirocumab
  • PCSK9 Inhibitors
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • PCSK9 protein, human
  • Proprotein Convertase 9