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Atrial Fibrillation as a Possible Adverse Reaction to Evolocumab.
Internal Medicine
  • Ramy Abdelmaseih, HCA Healthcare
  • Randa Abdelmasih, HCA Healthcare
  • Mustajab Hasan, HCA Healthcare
  • Alan Hamza, HCA Healthcare
Division
North Florida
Hospital
Ocala Regional Medical Center
Document Type
Case Report
Publication Date
6-1-2021
Keywords
  • arrhythmia,
  • atrial fibrillation,
  • ekg,
  • evolocumab,
  • hyperlipidemia,
  • pcsk-9 inhibitor
Abstract

Evolocumab is a recently FDA-approved proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor (PCSK9i) that reduces the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary revascularization in individuals with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We report an extremely rare possible side effect, atrial fibrillation (AF), encountered with evolocumab to increase the awareness among physicians of such a possibility.

Publisher or Conference
Cureus
Citation Information
Abdelmaseih R, Abdelmasih R, Hasan M, Hamza A. Atrial Fibrillation as a Possible Adverse Reaction to Evolocumab. Cureus. 2021;13(6):e15467. doi:10.7759/cureus.15467