In two open-label, randomized trials, we enrolled 4465 patients who had completed
1 of 12 phase 2 or 3 studies (“parent trials”) of evolocumab. Regardless of studygroup
assignments in the parent trials, eligible patients were randomly assigned in
a 2:1 ratio to receive either evolocumab (140 mg every 2 weeks or 420 mg monthly)
plus standard therapy or standard therapy alone. Patients were followed for a median
of 11.1 months with assessment of lipid levels, safety, and (as a prespecified
exploratory analysis) adjudicated cardiovascular events including death, myocardial
infarction, unstable angina, coronary revascularization, stroke, transient ischemic
attack, and heart failure. Data from the two trials were combined