General Internal Medicine

Lipid Disorders

Questions discussed in this category

How do you counsel patients with metabolic syndrome who decline statin therapy and have low coronary calcium scores regarding their long-term CVD risk?

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In ischemic stroke patients with low LDL levels (<30-50 mg/dl), would you consider lowering LDL levels to lower values without concern for any side effects?

How would you adjust statin therapy in these patients?

5 Answers available

How often do you recommend performing an advanced lipid panel for monitoring of lipid lowering therapy?

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What are the clinical indications and major limitations of lipoprotein apheresis?

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Papers discussed in this category

Stroke, 2007-12

Effects of intense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack: the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial.

The New England journal of medicine, 2006 Aug 10

High-dose atorvastatin after stroke or transient ischemic attack.

European heart journal, 2020 Jan 01

2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Journal of the American Heart Association, 2023 Sep 08

Statin Treatment in Patients With Stroke With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Below 70 mg/dL.

The New England journal of medicine, 2011-12-01

Effect of two intensive statin regimens on progression of coronary disease.

Journal of clinical lipidology, 2022 Sep 11

Assessment and management of statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS): A clinical perspective from the National Lipid Association.

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