ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR), today announced that president and chief executive officer, Tim M. Mayleben, will participate in an analyst-led fireside chat at the 20^th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Event:	20^th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference
Date:	April 13, 2021
Format:	Fireside chat & 1:1 Investor meetings
Time:	9:30 a.m. ET

A live audio webcast of this event can be accessed on the investor relations section of the Esperion website at www.esperion.com/investors-media/events-presentations/. Replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company's website for 90 days following the event.

Esperion Therapeutics

Through scientific and clinical excellence, and a deep understanding of cholesterol biology, the experienced Lipid Management Team at Esperion is committed to developing new LDL-C lowering medicines that will make a substantial impact on reducing global cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death around the world. For more information, please visit www.esperion.com and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/EsperionInc.

Esperion Therapeutics’ Commitment to Patients with Hyperlipidemia

High levels of LDL-C can lead to a build-up of fat and cholesterol in and on artery walls (known as atherosclerosis), potentially leading to cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke. In the U.S., 96 million people, or more than 37 percent of the adult population, have elevated LDL-C. There are approximately 18 million people in the U.S. living with elevated levels of LDL-C despite taking maximally tolerated lipid-modifying therapy — including individuals considered statin averse — leaving them at high risk for cardiovascular events¹. In the United States, more than 50 percent of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) patients and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) patients who are not able to reach their guideline recommended LDL-C levels with statins alone need less than a 40 percent reduction to reach their LDL-C threshold goal².

Esperion's mission as the Lipid Management Company is to deliver oral, once-daily medicines that complement existing oral drugs to provide the additional LDL-C lowering that these patients need.

References
⁽¹^{) Esperion}^{market research on file: research project interviewing 350 physicians. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Sept-Oct 2018.}
⁽²^) Data^{on file: analysis of NHANES database. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. 2018.}

Investor Contact:
Kaitlyn Brosco
Esperion
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