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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...

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

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....

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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...

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

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...

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