Remnant cholesterol is associated with ischaemic heart disease

Is Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction Associated With with Coronary Heart Disease?

Introduction: Previous cohort studies reported contradictory data on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and coronary heart disease (CHD). Regarding this, the present study was conducted to illuminate this relationship. Materials and Methods: For the purpose of the study, 3,066 participants employed in a study conducted by Azizi et al. aged ≥ 20 years were subjected to thyro...

Cholesterol-lowering therapy with pravastatin in patients with average cholesterol levels and established ischaemic heart disease: is it cost-effective?

OBJECTIVE To measure the cost-effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering therapy with pravastatin in patients with established ischaemic heart disease and average baseline cholesterol levels. DESIGN Prospective economic evaluation within a double-blind randomised trial (Long-Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease [LIPID]), in which patients with a history of unstable angina or pre...

Cholesterol-Iowering therapy with pravastatin in patients with average cholesterol levels and established ischaemic heart disease: is it cost-effective?

Objective: To measure the cost-effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering therapy with pravastatin in patients with established ischaemic heart disease and average baseline cholesterol levels. Design: Prospective economic evaluation within a double-blind randomised trial (Long-Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease [LIPID)), in which patients with a history of unstable angina or pre...

Antioxidants, cholesterol, and ischaemic heart disease: CHAOS or confusion?

Ethnic group comparisons of variables associated with ischaemic heart disease.

Variables known or postulated as being associated with the onset of ischaemic heart disease have been measured in 553 male and female members, aged 18 to 49, of a working population in northwest London; 412 were white, and 141 were black. Cigarette and alcohol consumption were higher in white than in black men, and so were cholesterol, triglyceride, factor VII, carbon monoxide, and haemoglobin ...