INTRODUCTION Therapy with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, or statins, has proven to be effective in the treatment of lipid disorders. However, statin therapy continues to be underused, even though statins are a relatively safe and well-tolerated class of agents. In this study, we assessed trends in lipid control in patients with heart disease who receive mo...

The term plasma lipid profile considers measurement of certain components of plasma including total cholesterol (TCh), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-Ch), triglycerides (Tg), low density blipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-Ch) and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-Ch). TCh consists of all the cholesterol present in different lipoproteins like high density lipoprotein (HDL), lo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between insulin levels and cardiovascular risk factors in children and determine whether it varies among ethnic groups. METHODS Cardiovascular risk factors and insulin levels were compared in 144 Mexican-American and Anglo-American mother-child pairs, when the children were 11 years of age. RESULTS Although mean age did not differ between ethnicities, ...

Accumulating clinical trial evidence and recently updated national guidelines support more aggressive efforts to reduce levels of circulating atherogenic lipoproteins. To meet the new, intensified low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals issued by the Third Adult Treatment Panel of the National Cholesterol Education Program, dyslipidemic patients at high cardiovascular risk may require reducti...

  Purpose: Ascorbic acid has protective effects against coronary heart disease. These effects are   attributed to its antioxidant properties and its relation to plasma lipids. This study investigated the   effects of supplementing one gram of vitamin C per day on the serum serum lipoproteins of   healthy 18 to 55 years old individuals in Iran.   Materials and Methods: This study was conducted o...

BACKGROUND Worldwide clinical practice guidelines for dyslipidemia emphasize allocating statin therapy to those at the highest absolute atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined 5534 Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants who were not on baseline medications for dyslipidemia. Participants were classified by baseline coronary artery c...

BACKGROUND Mycosis fungoides, the most common subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, is more common in patients aged 45-55. OBJECTIVE Cardiovascular risk factors have been investigated in several skin diseases. However, the relation between cardiovascular diseases and mycosis fungoides remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess cardiovascular risk factors in patients with ...