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Nov 15, 2026, 15:36
Giovanni Merlino: Targeting LDL-C to Prevent Recurrent Stroke
Giovanni Merlino, Head of the SOSD Stroke Unit at the University of Udine, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article he and his colleagues co-authored, published in Neurological Sciences, adding:
“After atherosclerotic stroke, recurrence risk peaks early.
LDL-C lowering should too: we started inclisiran in the stroke unit.”
Title: In-hospital inclisiran for early LDL-C lowering after atherosclerotic ischemic stroke: an observational pilot study
Authors: Giovanni Merlino, Roberto Sperotto, Francesco Toraldo, Roberto Marinig, Francesco Janes, Simone Lorenzut, Fedra Kuris, Lorenzo Nesi, Yan Tereshko, Francesco Bax, Carolina Gentile, Gian Luigi Gigli, Mariarosaria Valente

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