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...

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...