Bempedoic Acid in the Treatment of Patients with Dyslipidemias and Statin Intolerance

Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10557-020-07139-x

An elevated plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level is a well-established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACSVD) risk factor. Randomized studies with statins (alone or in combination with other lipid-lowering drugs) have...

Elevated Lipids are Associated with Reduced Regional Brain Structure in Youth with Bipolar Disorder.

Source : https://europepmc.org/article/med/33492669

Objective Abnormal blood lipid levels are common in bipolar disorder (BD) and correlate with mood symptoms and neurocognition. However, studies have not examined the lipid-brain structure association in BD or...

Association of Non–High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Measured in Adolescence, Young Adulthood, and Mid-Adulthood With Coronary Artery Calcification Measured in Mid-Adulthood

Source : https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2775672

Echolucency of carotid plaque is useful for selecting high-risk patients with chronic coronary artery disease who benefit from intensive lipid-lowering therapy - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33500186/

1 Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Medicine, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan. 2 Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Medicine, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan....

Performance of Methods to Estimate Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Women with and without HIV infection.

Source : https://europepmc.org/article/med/33470728

Background Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is estimated from total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) using predefined equations which assume fixed or varying relationships between these parameters...