Lipid Management
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Targeting High-Dose Statins in Patients with Stable Angina
- June 18, 2013
- Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
A rule based on 13 clinical factors identified patients at low or high risk for adverse vascular events.
- Reviewing:
- Dorresteijn JAN et al. Circulation 2013 May 14
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin, and Simvastatin Are Associated with Excess Risk for DiabetesFree
- June 11, 2013
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Using low doses of these drugs might mitigate the risk.
- Reviewing:
- Carter AA et al. BMJ 2013 May 23; 346:f2610
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
When Should CV Risk Be Remeasured in People at Low or Intermediate Risk?
- May 21, 2013
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Few people whose baseline cardiovascular risk was very low or low became high risk after 8 years.
- Reviewing:
- Bell KJL et al. BMJ 2013 Apr 3; 346:f1895
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Genetic Cascade Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- May 8, 2013
- Beat J. Meyer, MD
- Cardiology
A population-based study suggests a polygenic cause for FH in many mutation-negative patients, which may reduce the need for genetic screening of relatives.
- Reviewing:
- Talmud PJ et al. Lancet 2013 Apr 13; 381:1293
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
High-Potency Statins Associated with Acute Kidney InjuryFree
- April 11, 2013
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Risk is greatest during the first 4 months of treatment.
- Reviewing:
- Dormuth CR et al. BMJ 2013 Mar 19; 346:f880
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Vascular Changes During the Menopausal Transition
- March 7, 2013
- JoAnne M. Foody, MD
- Women's Health
Adverse carotid artery remodeling accelerates during late perimenopause.
- Reviewing:
- El Khoudary SR et al. Menopause 2013 Jan; 20:8
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Lifting the Taboo on Eggs
- February 19, 2013
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Meta-analysis shows little association between egg consumption and coronary heart disease or stroke. CME
- Reviewing:
- Rong Y et al. BMJ 2013 Jan 7; 346:e8539
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Another Inflammatory Disease Linked to Thrombosis?
- February 1, 2013
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Dermatomyositis may be associated with increased risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, but sketchy data preclude a definitive conclusion.
- Reviewing:
- Lai Y-T et al. Br J Dermatol 2013 Jan 21
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Pravastatin in Pregnancy? Stay Tuned.
- January 31, 2013
- Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS
- Women's Health
A potential strategy for preventing preeclampsia
- Reviewing:
- Costantine MM et al. Obstet Gynecol 2013 Feb; 121:349
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
In Patients with Hyperlipidemia, Exercise and Statins Both Lengthen Life
- January 15, 2013
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
Moderate fitness or statin use led to about the same 10-year mortality.
- Reviewing:
- Kokkinos PF et al. Lancet 2012 Nov 28
