Dyslipidemia

Among lipid clinic patients, actual EPA+DHA supplement intake was <50% of prescribed dosage, according to the first study to look at the association.

The seemingly complicated maneuvers of getting patient’s cholesterol better can be resolved with common sense. What’s best for the patient?

Since the PCSK9 inhibitors were approved for cholesterol management by the FDA in 2015, they have been frequently compared.

Wiviott, senior investigator of the DECLARE-TIMI 58 trial, says that SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists are changing the paradigm of how clinicians manage diabetes and cardiovascular risk.

Topline data shows that the diabetes medication is non-inferior to placebo with regard to a composite outcome of major adverse cardiovascular events.

Jay Edelberg, MD, PhD, of Sanofi and Robert Sanchez, PhD, of Regeneron shared about the recent ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial of alirocumab (Praluent) and accompanying cost-effectiveness study.

“Reassuring” results from a study of 11,692 individuals show that statin use does not affect the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine.

Findings from REDUCE-IT are the first to show that EPA lowers the relative risk of hard cardiovascular endpoints. Johns Hopkins' Seth Martin, MD, and colleagues put the trial in perspective. 

Investigators have found that lowering LDL cholesterol may not be the only way to reduce cardiovascular events&mdash;reducing inflammation may be the key to improving outcomes.

Using relevant clinical trial data, investigators created a price tag of about $6300 annually for the very effective, often costly inhibitor.

Steven Nissen, MD, discusses the updates to the cholesterol guidelines and how the risk calculator should not be considered an end-all be-all.

“These guidelines bring back the concept of adjusting therapy for cholesterol levels, and they recommend more aggressive treatment targets for people in very high risk,” said Cleveland Clinic’s Steven Nissen.

Fish oil or fish for CV protection? It's a well studied yet unresolved question. Highlights, here, of the ASCEND study and all those that came before. 

In addition to a 25% reduction of risk of future cardiovascular events, icosapent ethyl (Vascepa) lowered the risk of cardiovascular death by 20%.

Ezetimibe 10 mg/day significantly reduced the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events in elderly patients with high LDL cholesterol compared to control.

The updated cholesterol guidelines continue to emphasize a healthy lifestyle for people of all ages and the need for personalized treatment plans. They also lay out a path for escalating treatment when statins aren’t sufficient.

A South Korea meta-analysis found that, similarly to C. difficile, tuberculosis risk could be limited by the lipid-lowering agent.

The Eluvia stent system was approved based on data from the IMPERIAL non-inferiority trial, which compared Eluvia to Zilver PTX.

The capsules of icosapent ethyl, which is derived from fish, showed a 25% relative risk reduction compared to placebo.

Obstructive sleep apnea negatively impacts lipid levels, greatly increasing risk for CV disease and independent of obesity, according to the largest analysis of the link to date.

Though previous research showed telemonitoring and pharmacist consultation helped patients manage blood pressure for about one year, researchers have been unsure whether it would provide sustained, long-term benefits in at-risk patients.

Patients administered the FDA-approved therapy reported tripled rates of weight-loss, along with noninferiority for risk of major cardiovascular events, over 1 year and an extension period.

Compared to those with LDL cholesterol levels 160 mg/dL had a 70-90% increased risk.

Medical nutrition therapy for hyperlipidemia management is widely recommended by clinical guidelines. Is it cost-effective?

The optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy remains unclear, despite being proven efficacious for roughly 2 decades.