Lipid Management
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
What's Really Important in a Woman's Lipid Profile?
- February 1, 2012
- Joel M. Gore, MD
- Cardiology
Prospective data from the Women's Health Initiative suggest that HDL level is a significant inverse predictor of coronary events, regardless of LDL level.
- Reviewing:
- Mora S et al. Ann Intern Med 2011 Dec 6; 155:742
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk: The More Things Change . . .
- January 25, 2012
- Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
- Cardiology
Risk factors are less prevalent than in the past, but they are just as predictive of outcome.
- Reviewing:
- Berry JD et al. N Engl J Med 2012 Jan 26; 366:321
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Association of Lipid Subfractions and Cardiovascular Events in Women
- January 19, 2012
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
An analysis confirms the inverse relation between HDL cholesterol levels and adverse coronary events in women.
- Reviewing:
- Mora S et al. Ann Intern Med 2011 Dec 6; 155:742
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Childhood Dermatomyositis and Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adulthood
- January 13, 2012
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Adults with a history of JDM had more evidence of disease than matched controls.
- Reviewing:
- Eimer MJ et al. J Pediatr 2011 Nov; 159:795
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH
Revised Guidelines: Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction in Patients with Atherosclerotic DiseaseFree
- January 4, 2012
- JoAnne M. Foody, MD
- Cardiology
New recommendations for cardiac rehabilitation and risk reduction are welcome, but updated guidance is lacking on lipid and blood pressure management.
- Reviewing:
- Smith SC Jr et al. Circulation 2011 Nov 29; 124:2458
Risk Stratification for CAD: What's Worth Doing?
- December 29, 2011
- Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Coronary artery calcium, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and coronary computed tomography angiography were all investigated as potential risk markers.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
No Evidence of Adverse Outcomes from Long-Term Statin Therapy
- December 20, 2011
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
Vascular benefits persist, without elevated risk for nonvascular morbidity or cancer.
- Reviewing:
- Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group. Lancet 2011 Dec 10; 378:2013
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Got Heart Disease? Don't Be Depressed
- December 19, 2011
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Even in relatively young people, depression and suicidality can worsen outcomes from ischemic heart disease.
- Reviewing:
- Shah AJ et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2011 Nov; 68:1135
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Statins After Stroke or TIA: More Evidence of Benefits
- November 22, 2011
- Hooman Kamel, MD
- Neurology
A substudy of the SPARCL trial indicates that patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack benefit from statin therapy regardless of baseline diabetes.
- Reviewing:
- Callahan A et al. Arch Neurol 2011 Oct; 68:1245
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Reversing the Adverse Cardiovascular Effects of Childhood Obesity Later in LifeFree
- November 16, 2011
- Louis M. Bell, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Results of four large long-term studies indicate that adults who were obese during childhood can lower their cardiovascular risk by not being obese as adults.
- Reviewing:
- Juonala M et al. N Engl J Med 2011 Nov 17; 365:1876
