Dr RR Baliga's "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast

🫀 Coronary Artery Bypass Blues: Does Lower LDL-C Save the Venous Graft?


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🫀 NEWTON-CABG Trial: Can intensive LDL-C lowering prevent vein graft failure after CABG?

💉 Evolocumab slashed LDL-C by ~50%, but did not improve SVG patency at 2 years. Why? Timing is everything.

🧠 Early SVG failure = thrombosis & hyperplasia—not classic atherosclerosis. LDL-C ≠ magic bullet here.

#Cardiology #CABG #LDL #PCSK9 #Evolocumab #CardioTrials #Lipids #HeartHealth #GraftPatency #ClinicalResearch #JACC #TheLancet #SurgeryMeetsPrevention

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Dr RR Baliga's "Got Knowledge Doc" PodkastBy Dr RR Baliga, MD, MBA

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