COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING ONSET OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS

摘要

Provided is composition, containing ethyl icosapentate as its effective component, which is useful in preventing onset and/or recurrence of cardiovascular events; especially expected is preventive effect of onset and/or recurrence of those which occur or recur irrespective of the treatment with HMG-CoA RI in hyperlipidemia patients and those which occur after the unstable period after cardiovascular angioplasty is over.