SLIDE 21 *2-year relative risk reduction for FOURIER CTT endpoint from Sabatine MS et al. N Engl J Med. 2015;372:1500-1509. Robinson JG et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;68: 2412-2421. ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; FH, familial hypercholesterolemia; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NNT, number needed to treat.
High Risk—20% 10-year ASCVD risk
5-year NNTs
Reasonable NNT thresholds: Physicians: NNT < 50; Patients: NNT <30
Clinical ASCVD without high-risk characteristics
(no diabetes/high-risk characteristics and primary LDL-C <190 mg/dL)
Primary prevention FH
(heterozygous; no clinical ASCVD; age >40 years)
Percent LDL-C Reduction Initial LDL-C Ezetimibe 20% PCSK9 mAb 50% PCSK9 mAb 65% 190 mg/dL 48 19 15 160 mg/dL 57 23 18 130 mg/dL 71 28 22 100 mg/dL 92 37 28 70 mg/dL 131 65* 50*
Patient case: Man, 67 y, post MI, no diabetes, well-controlled risk factors & LDL-C 105 mg/dL on simvastatin 20 mg (maximally tolerated statin)