Cardiology - Atherosclerosis/Lipids News & Articles

1 The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with statin therapy in people at low risk of vascular disease: meta-analysis of individual data from 27 randomised trials The Lancet - Early Online Publication, May 21, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

2 Comparing medication adherence methods in lipid-modifying therapy Journal of Pharmacy Technology, May 21, 2012

3 Oxidised LDL/LDL-cholesterol ratio and coronary artery calcification in haemodialysis patients Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, May 21, 2012

4 Pitfall in nephrology: contrast nephropathy has to be differentiated from renal damage due to atheroembolic disease Journal of Nephrology, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

5 Leptin replacement therapy does not improve the abnormal lipid kinetics of hypoleptinemic patients with HIV-associated lipodystrophy syndrome Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental, May 18, 2012

6 The lipid profiles in Japanese patients with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotic agents General Hospital Psychiatry, May 18, 2012    Clinical Article

7 Carotid Atherosclerosis, Disease Measures, Oxidized Low-density Lipoproteins, and Atheroprotective Natural Antibodies for Cardiovascular Disease in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis - An Inception Cohort Study Journal of Rheumatology, May 18, 2012

8 Neighborhood Health-Promoting Resources and Obesity Risk (the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) Obesity, May 18, 2012

9 High-density lipoprotein and mortality before age 90 in male physicians Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, May 18, 2012

10 Osteopontin Upregulation in Atherogenesis Is Associated with Cellular Oxidative Stress Triggered by the Activation of Scavenger Receptors Archives of Medical Research, May 18, 2012

11 Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein and ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1 Genotype Alter the Atorvastatin and Simvastatin Efficacy: Time for Genotype-Guided Therapy Angiology, May 17, 2012    Clinical Article

12 A High Prevalence of Carotid Artery Stenosis in Male Patients Older Than 65 Years, Irrespective of Presenting Clinical Manifestation of Atherosclerotic Diseases Angiology, May 17, 2012    Clinical Article

13 Gender Difference in Albuminuria and Ischemic Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Medicine & Research, May 17, 2012    Clinical Article

14 Skin Ceramide Alterations In First-Episode Schizophrenia Indicate Abnormal Sphingolipid Metabolism Schizophrenia Bulletin, May 17, 2012    Clinical Article

15 Dyslipidemia and Its Therapeutic Challenges in Renal Transplantation American Journal of Transplantation, May 17, 2012

16 Cost-effectiveness of a Multicondition Collaborative Care Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial Archives of General Psychiatry, May 16, 2012

17 Associations between retinol-binding protein 4 and cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in recently postmenopausal women: Cross-sectional analyses from the KEEPS Study Full Text Cardiovascular Diabetology, May 16, 2012

18 Evaluation of therapeutic effect of niacin and garlic combination on lipid profile and oxidants / antioxidants in psoriatic patients Full Text Middle East Journal of Family Medicine, May 16, 2012

19 Circulating malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein levels are associated with the presence of thin-cap fibroatheromas determined by optical coherence tomography in coronary artery disease European Journal of Echocardiography, May 16, 2012

20 Effects of sevelamer hydrochloride on mortality, lipid abnormality and arterial stiffness in hemodialyzed patients: a propensity-matched observational study Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, May 15, 2012    Clinical Article

1 Influence of vitamin D supplementation on plasma lipid profiles: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Lipids in Health and Disease, April 5, 2012    Free full text

2 Liver X receptors, atherosclerosis and inflammation Current Atherosclerosis Reports, March 19, 2012

3 Prevalence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Middle-Age Men With High Aerobic Fitness The American Journal of Cardiology, March 2, 2012

4 Changes in HDL cholesterol and cardiovascular outcomes after lipid modification therapy Heart, April 9, 2012

5 Comparison of alternate day atorvastatin treatment to daily treatment in maintaining LDL-Cholesterol targets in patients with variable coronary risk profile Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, April 2, 2012

6 Lipid rafts: A signalling platform linking lipoprotein metabolism to atherogenesis Atherosclerosis, April 10, 2012

7 On-treatment non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein b, triglycerides, and lipid ratios in relation to residual vascular risk after treatment with potent statin therapy JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 18, 2012

8 Rye bread intake improves oxidation resistance of LDL in healthy humans Atherosclerosis, April 4, 2012

9 Pioglitazone induces regression and stabilization of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients with impaired glucose tolerance Diabetic Medicine, March 1, 2012

10 Glycated hemoglobin and cancer incidence and mortality in the atherosclerosis in communities (ARIC) study, 1990-2006 International Journal of Cancer, April 27, 2012

11 Vitamin D deficiency, CD4+CD28null cells and Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Chronic Kidney Disease Nephrology, April 13, 2012

12 Effects of coenzyme Q10 on vascular endothelial function in humans: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Atherosclerosis, April 12, 2012

13 Elevation of fasting morning glucose relative to hemoglobin A1c in normoglycemic patients treated with niacin and with statins Journal of Clinical Lipidology, March 9, 2012

14 Eicosanoids and Their Drugs in Cardiovascular Diseases: Focus on Atherosclerosis and Stroke Medicinal Research Reviews, April 16, 2012

15 Meta-analysis of the comparative efficacy and safety of pitavastatin and atorvastatin in patients with dyslipidaemia Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, March 16, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

16 Effects of Celecoxib On Restenosis after Coronary Intervention and Evolution of Atherosclerosis (Mini-COREA) Trial: celecoxib, a double-edged sword for patients with angina European Heart Journal, March 12, 2012

17 Recently postmenopausal women have the same prevalence of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis as age and traditional risk factor matched men Atherosclerosis, April 6, 2012

18 Impact of statins on the coagulation status of type 2 diabetes patients evaluated by a novel thrombin-generation assay Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, April 17, 2012

19 Comparison of the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic profile of a single oral dose of pitavastatin 4 mg in adult subjects with severe renal impairment not on hemodialysis versus healthy adult subjects Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, April 6, 2012

20 High-throughput quantification of circulating metabolites improves prediction of subclinical atherosclerosis European Heart Journal, April 11, 2012