Reaching LDL-C Targets in Patients with Moderate, High, and Very High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease After Bariatric Surgery According to Different Guidelines

Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-021-05221-3

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is highly prevalent in obese patients and is the leading cause of death. High levels of plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are associated with higher coronary...

A Polygenic Risk Score for Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol is Associated with Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease and Enriches for Individuals with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Source : https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCGEN.120.003106

Obesity and Prediabetes are Jointly Associated with Lipid Abnormalitie | DMSO

Source : https://www.dovepress.com/obesity-and-prediabetes-are-jointly-associated-with-lipid-abnormalitie-peer-reviewed-article-DMSO

Mohammad Almari, 1, * Anwar Mohammad, 2, * Jehad Abubaker, 2 Ali H Ziyab 3 1Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait; 2Department...

The correlation between lipoprotein(a) and coronary atherosclerotic lesion is stronger than LDL-C, when LDL-C is less than 104 mg/dL

Source : https://bmccardiovascdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12872-021-01861-6

Background Lp(a) and LDL-C are both risk factors of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). But there was a contradiction point in LDL-C and Lp(a) control. The appropriate level of LDL-C and...

Relationship between lipoproteins, thrombosis and atrial fibrillation

Source : https://academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cvr/cvab017/6111888