Bempedoic Acid

Bempedoic Acid: New Evidence Transforming the LDL-C Treatment Landscape

What You Will Learn

Review the clinical trial data for bempedoic acid, emphasizing its safety, efficacy, and long-term cardiovascular outcomes. 
Explain the mechanism of action of bempedoic acid and its role in lipid-lowering therapy. 
Identify station-intolerant patients who may benefit from bempedoic acid and integrate this therapy into clinical practice. 
Develop treatment plans tailored to the needs of statin-intolerant patients, leveraging bempedoic acid as a key therapeutic option.

Quick Tip Videos

Experts share their knowledge in video format.

How Bempedoic Acid Works and What the Updated FDA Label Means For Your practice ➔ Getting Bempedoic Acid Into Your Clinic: Tips For Navigating Access ➔ The Patient Experience: Real World Challenges With Bempedoic Acid ➔

A Closer Look at LDL-C Management: The Bempedoic Acid Solution

This infographic explores the importance of LDL-C in ASCVD Prevention

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Podcasts

Listen to experts discuss the latest clinical education.

ACC CardiaCast: Moving the Needle: Clinical Strategies Focusing on Controlling LDL-C ➔ ACCEL Lite: ESC Hot Line: CLEAR Outcomes Total Events Analysis ➔ ACC CardiaCast: Bempedoic Acid: Primary Prevention Analysis of CLEAR Outcomes Trial ➔ ACC CardiaCast: Women in CV Trials and the Uniqueness of the CLEAR Outcomes Trial ➔ ACC CardiaCast: Bempedoic Acid at ACC.24 ➔

Patient Case Quizzes

The following patient case quizzes will help demonstrate the development of a treatment plan for the statin intolerant patient including the use of bempedoic acid treatment strategies.

Bempedoic Acid to Improve LDL-C Levels in Patients With Statin Intolerance ➔ Real-World Decision-Making in LDL-C Lowering Therapy ➔ Approach to Risk Assessment and Management of ASCVD ➔ Reviewing Non-Statin Options: Choosing the Best Treatment Plan ➔ Approach to Statin Intolerance Within the Risk Reduction Toolbox ➔ The Role of Bempedoic Acid For Patients at Elevated ASCVD Risk Who Need Further LDL-C Level Lowering ➔

Self-Paced Learning

Take this education at your own pace.

Bempedoic Acid: New Evidence Transforming the LDL-C Treatment Landscape ➔ Bempedoic Acid for LDL-Lowering: Case Challenges ➔

We are grateful to these distinguished faculty who contributed to this collection:

Chairs

Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC

Faculty

Alison Bailey, MD, FACC
Leslie Cho, MD, FACC
Stephen J. Nicholls, MBBS, PhD, FACC
Joseph Saseen, PharmD, MNLA, CLS
Semenawit Burka, MD
Emily Littman, MD

Educational Grant Support Provided By: Esperion

Page Launched: September 2023