Tool Developed to Assess Long-Term CVD Risk, Benefit of Lipid-Lowering Intervention
The blood levels of non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol were found to have a strong association with the long-term risk for a cardiovascular disease event.
Dyslipidemia
Cholesterol Management Guidelines
Recommendations from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on the management of blood cholesterol.
HDL Cholesterol Can Be Used to Monitor Triglycerides, Remnant Cholesterol
Low HDL-C may be used to monitor long-term average triglycerides and remnant cholesterol levels, similar to how high hemoglobin A1c is used to monitor long-term elevated glucose levels.
AHA Recommends a Focus on Healthy Dietary Choices Over Cholesterol Cutoffs
Guidance focused on dietary patterns may be better to improve healthy eating and promote cardiovascular health, according to the American Heart Association.
Consuming One Avocado Per Day Reduces Circulating Oxidized LDL
For adults with overweight and obesity, a heart-healthy diet that includes 1 avocado per day can decrease circulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein concentrations.
Preventing Progression to ASCVD and T2D: An Endocrine Society Guideline
The Endocrine Society published a clinical practice guideline cosponsored by the American Diabetes Association and the European Society of Endocrinology regarding the primary prevention of ASCVD and T2D.
“Cardiabetes”: Is It Time for a New Subspecialty?
With a growing number of patients with both diabetes and cardiovascular disease, clinicians consider the need for a new specialty: cardiometabolic medicine.
Low Serum Cholesterol Levels May Worsen Peripheral Nerve Damage in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers examined the association between cholesterol metabolism and sciatic nerve alterations in T2D.
Synopsis of the Updated AHA/ACC Guideline for ASCVD Risk Reduction
The AHA/ACC published a new clinical practice guideline on managing cholesterol and provided a risk assessment report on primary prevention of ASCVD.
Case Study: Reducing Future ASCVD Risk Post-STEMI
A 50-year-old man comes to your office after being admitted to the hospital with a ST-elevated myocardial infarction. He has hypertension and prediabetes. He states that 2 months previously he was seen in the emergency department because of chest pain, diaphoresis, and dyspnea that had begun 30 minutes after he tried to move some heavy…
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