Composition for preventing cardiovascular events in high-risk patients

摘要

A pharmaceutical comprising, as an active ingredient, icosapentic acid ethyl ester for administration to a patient having a high plasma oleic acid / stearic acid ratio to reduce the risk of a patient at high risk of developing and / or recurrence of a cardiovascular event A composition that reduces the risk of patients at high risk of developing and / or recurrence of cardiovascular events, and in particular, preventing the onset and / or recurrence of cardiovascular events in patients with high plasma oleic acid / stearic acid ratios Expected to be effective.