Dyslipidemia

Metformin may reduce the risk of heart disease in adults with T1D.

ODYSSEY DM-DYSLIPIDEMIA is 1 of 2 studies on alirocumab presented at ADA Scientific Sessions.

ODYSSEY DM-INSULIN is 1 of 2 studies on alirocumab presented at ADA Scientific Sessions.

Researchers have been investigating whether PCSK9 inhibitors can protect other patients at high risk for a cardiovascular event.

Mortality from serious mental illness is associated with metabolic disorder.

Praluent can help patients with clinical ASCVD or HeFH

Pitavastatin is superior to pravastatin in reducing LDL in patients with HIV.

Certain conditions are linked to multiple sclerosis disease progression.

Breakthrough status for a new drug to treat familial hypercholesterolemia.

Steven Nissen, MD, says that heart attacks in fit people are not unusual.

If statins are good and PCSK9 inhibitors are better, how good will a combination be? Researchers reported today in a study called GLAGOV.

A PCSK9 inhibitor that reduces cholesterol by RNA interference instead of the monoclonal antibody approach appears effective and holds the promise of fewer injections and lower cost, researchers said today.

With ever-growing data that the inflammation in rheumatic conditions can go hand-in-hand with cardiovascular inflammation, two different studies seek to broaden rheumatology’s approach to dangerous conditions it may influence.

Systemic atherosclerosis causes peripheral artery disease, and these patients are at risk of cardiovascular death and stroke.

Younger patients with coronary heart disease who may have familial hypercholesterolemia need earlier diagnosis and treatment in order to reduce risk, according to the results of a recent study. FH is widely underdiagnosed, and is life-threatening.

Adding a PCSK9 inhibitor to apheresis therapy worked so well in reducing LDL in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia that two-thirds of the patients stopped getting apheresis.

A new meta-analysis of 102 randomized controlled diet trials found that consumption of polyunsaturated fat instead of carbohydrate or saturated fat reduces blood sugar levels and insulin resistance while also increasing the body’s ability to make insulin.

New research comparing patients and controls suggests that the body’s inflammatory response to psoriatic arthritis can lead to atherosclerosis and then to cardiovascular disease.

For patients eligible for a heart transplant getting on the list is just the first of many steps that need to happen before the procedure can be done.

While patients needing heart donations still drastically outnumbers the available organs for transplants recent changes in guidelines for transplantation have made the procedure available for an even wider patient population.

Do patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder experience a greater burden of metabolic disorders such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia?

Men diagnosed with multiple sclerosis often have higher blood pressure than women, in addition to higher levels of diabetes, epilepsy, depression, and anxiety.