Cardiology

Lipid Disorders

Questions discussed in this category

Would you consider adding niacin to the lipid lowering regimen in statin-intolerant patients who cannot afford PCSK9i or bempedoic acid?

Ferrell et al., PMID 38448791

5 Answers available

Do you recommend adding low-dose Aspirin for primary prevention in patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Eliquis for another indication?

1 Answer available

Should all kidney transplant patients be started on statin therapy post operatively given their increased risk of CVD?

At what doses do you start? and how do you titrate therapy?

1 Answer available

In ischemic stroke patients with low LDL levels (<30-50 mg/dl), would you consider lowering LDL levels to lower values without concern for any side effects?

How would you adjust statin therapy in these patients?

3 Answers available

Should low-intensity statins be favored to minimize the risk of diabetes onset while still offering cardiovascular benefit for patients with prediabetes where a statin is indicated?

Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaboration

2 Answers available

When and for whom should we consider adding bempedoic acid to the lipid lowering regimen?

3 Answers available

How do you counsel patients with non-statin associated inflammatory myopathies about statin use?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Curr Rheumatol Rep, 2020 Aug 26

Lipid-lowering Therapies in Myositis.

The American journal of cardiology, 2004-02-01

Safety and tolerability of simvastatin plus niacin in patients with coronary artery disease and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (The HDL Atherosclerosis Treatment Study).

Nature medicine, 2024 Feb 19

A terminal metabolite of niacin promotes vascular inflammation and contributes to cardiovascular disease risk.

Journal of clinical lipidology, 2024 Mar 29

A focused update to the 2019 NLA scientific statement on use of lipoprotein(a) in clinical practice.

Stroke, 2007-12

Effects of intense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack: the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial.

The New England journal of medicine, 2006 Aug 10

High-dose atorvastatin after stroke or transient ischemic attack.

European heart journal, 2020 Jan 01

2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Journal of the American Heart Association, 2023 Sep 08

Statin Treatment in Patients With Stroke With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Below 70 mg/dL.

Circulation, 2019-06-18

2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

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