A world-first new oral drug is being trialed to treat a previously untreatable form of cholesterol, and has been hailed as a game-changer.

Director of Monash University’s Victorian Heart Institute, Dr Stephen Nicholls, has led the trials and is excited by the outcomes.

“We think it’s a really great find for patients,” Dr Nicholls told 3AW Breakfast.

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