Association of baseline as well as change in lipid levels with the risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause deaths - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33795701/

High baseline atherogenic lipid level has been an established risk factor for the risk of cardiovascular events. Evidence concerning the role of lipid changes in cardiovascular and death risks are...

Intensive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering in cardiovascular disease prevention: opportunities and challenges

Source : https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2021/03/31/heartjnl-2020-318760.abstract

Elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemia from the European Society of Cardiology...

Thirty percent of children and young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia treated with statins have adherence issues

Source : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2021.100180

Genome-wide association study of fish oil supplementation on lipid traits in 81,246 individuals reveals new gene-diet interaction loci

Source : https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009431

Author summary We utilized the unprecedentedly large genotype and phenotype dataset in the UK Biobank to perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS) which accounts for the interplay between genotype and...

Clinical Importance of the LDL-C/Apolipoprotein B Ratio for Neointimal Formation after Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantations - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33746158/

A low LDL-C/Apo B ratio was found to be strongly associated with neointimal proliferation and neointimal instability evidenced chronically by OCT and CAS. An LDL-C/Apo B ≤ 1.2 will be...