Hitos históricos en el tratamiento hipolipemiante antes de la era de los inhibidores de la proproteina convertasa subtilisina/kexina tipo 9

There is extensive, strong evidence that low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a causal factor for atherosclerosis. The use of lipid-lowering drugs to reduce the atherogenic load of lipoproteins containing apolipoprotein B, mainly LDLs, slows the progression of atheromatous disease and could even reverse it if treatment is started early and aggressively. This review provides a historical perspective on the development of the various lipid-lowering drugs used for cardiovascular prevention, excluding proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type-9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, and summarizes the findings of the main prospective interventional clinical trials of individual agents in order to identify the potential cardiovascular benefits associated with their ability to reduce LDL-cholesterol concentrations.