Kausik K. Ray, MD, MRCP: From the Department of Public Health

Articles by Kausik K. Ray, MD, MRCP: From the Department of Public Health

Panelists discuss how a multidisciplinary approach enhances the management of familial chylomicronemia syndrome by fostering collaboration among clinicians to address unmet treatment needs and optimize patient outcomes, while also exploring existing treatment gaps that contribute to ongoing risks of acute pancreatitis and hospitalization.

Panelists discuss how familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is characterized by severe hypertriglyceridemia and genetic mutations in the LPL gene, highlighting the key diagnostic criteria and complications, such as acute pancreatitis, while emphasizing the impact of untreated FCS on patient quality of life and long-term health risks.

After an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event, elderly patients are at greater risk of death and nonfatal coronary events compared with younger patients. Despite this, elderly patients continue to receive less evidence-based therapy. Lipidlowering therapy with statins is now routine practice for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Achieving the optional National Cholesterol Expert Panel goal of a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level of < 70 mg/dL for ACS patients over 70 years of age could prevent nearly 80 deaths or nonfatal coronary events for every 1000 patients treated for 2 years with a number needed to treat of approximately 12.

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