Hypercholesterolemia
Recap
Communicating Statin Safety to Patients With Hypercholesterolemia
Dr. James de Lemos, from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, shares communication strategies...
From the Journals
Prominent clinical guidelines fall short of conflict of interest standards
Two recent clinical practice guidelines – one for cholesterol management and another for treatment of chronic hepatitis C – did not meet the...
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Statin use increases risk of herpes zoster
Statin use, as well as how recent statin exposure occurred, are significant risk factors of herpes zoster.
Conference Coverage
Nutrition expert to heart patients: ‘Eat some cheese’
“A diet including cheese should be recommended for all to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease,” according to Arne Astrup...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: New antisense inhibitor nets impressive reductions in lipids
NEW ORLEANS – A new antisense inhibitor to angiopoietinlike protein 3 (ANGPTL3) reduces lipids in healthy adults with elevated triglyceride levels...
Conference Coverage
Lupus patients may be shortchanged on lipid management
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Tocilizumab raises cholesterol, but not cardiovascular events
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VIDEO: Statins cut mortality in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis
Statins appear to cut mortality in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.
From the Journals
CSL112 enhances cholesterol efflux capacity after acute MI
CSL112, a plasma-derived apolipoprotein A-1 (apoA-1) that enhances cholesterol efflux capacity, was found safe for use after acute MI in a...
Feature
USPSTF: Expand statin use beyond lipids to CVD risk
USPSTF now recommends low- to moderate-dose statins for primary prevention in adults 40-75 years old who have at least one CVD risk factor and a...