Rankings / CV/Lipid

Cardiovascular & Lipids

Statins, PCSK9 inhibitors, niacin, bergamot, EPA esters, and the rest of the lipid-lowering toolkit — prescription and OTC. Outcome evidence is among the strongest on the site.

Compounds ranked
15
# Compound Class Ev Bn Sf Ax Grade · Score
1 Rosuvastatin / atorvastatin (statins)
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
Prescription 10.0 10.0 7.0 6.0 A+ 8.9
2 PCSK9 inhibitors (evolocumab / alirocumab / inclisiran)
Monoclonal antibody or siRNA
Prescription 8.0 10.0 9.0 6.0 A 8.6
3 Lp(a)-lowering therapies (olpasiran / pelacarsen / lepodisiran / zerlasiran / muvalaplin)
RNA-targeted or small-molecule Lp(a) lowering
Supplement 8.0 10.0 7.0 4.0 A- 7.9
4 Icosapent ethyl (Vascepa)
Purified EPA ester
Prescription 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 A- 7.6
5 Aspirin (low-dose)
Irreversible COX-1 inhibitor
Prescription 8.0 8.0 5.0 10.0 B+ 7.5
6 Ezetimibe
NPC1L1 inhibitor
Prescription 8.0 5.0 10.0 4.0 B+ 7.4
7 Obicetrapib
CETP inhibitor (next-generation)
Prescription 8.0 8.0 7.0 4.0 B+ 7.4
8 Citrus bergamot
Polyphenol extract
Herbal 6.0 5.0 9.0 10.0 B 6.9
9 Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone/ubiquinol)
Electron transport cofactor
Supplement 6.0 3.5 10.0 10.0 B 6.8
10 Garlic extract (aged / allicin)
Organosulfur polyphenol
Herbal 6.0 3.5 9.0 10.0 B 6.5
11 Berberine
AMPK activator / natural
Supplement 6.0 5.0 7.0 10.0 B 6.4
12 Niacin (nicotinic acid)
B3 / lipid modifier
Prescription 8.0 5.0 3.5 6.0 B- 5.9
13 Red yeast rice
Natural monacolin K source
Herbal 6.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 B- 5.9
14 Bempedoic acid
ACL inhibitor
Prescription 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 C+ 5.7
15 Nattokinase
Fibrinolytic enzyme
Prescription 3.0 5.0 7.0 10.0 C+ 5.2

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