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Cholesterol & Heart Health

Long-term association of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with cardiovascular mortality in individuals at low 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Authors: Shuaib M. Abdullah, Laura F. Defina, David Leonard, Carolyn E. Barlow, Nina B. Radford, Benjamin L. Willis, Anand Rohatgi, Darren K. McGuire, James A. de Lemos, Scott M. Grundy, Jarett D. Berry, Amit Khera

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.034273

Publication date: January 7, 2019

Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Physiology (medical)


This large long-term study has shown that raised levels of LDL-C (and also non HDL-C) increases the risk of CVD mortality even in people with a low 10-year CVD risk…

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Normal LDL-cholesterol levels are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in the absence of risk factors

Authors: Leticia Fernández-Friera, Valentín Fuster, Beatriz López-Melgar, Belén Oliva, José M. García-Ruiz, José Mendiguren, Héctor Bueno, Stuart Pocock, Borja Ibáñez, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz, Javier Sanz

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.024

Publication date: December 11, 2017

Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine


Individuals without cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are normally considered low risk for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and…

Is there a role for lifestyle changes in cardiovascular prevention? What, when and how?

Authors: Lluís Masana, Emilio Ros, Isabella Sudano, Denis Angoulvant, Daiana Ibarretxe Gerediaga, Nekane Murga Eizagaechevarria, Vincente Arrarte, Antonio García-Quintana, Alberto Zamora Cervantes, Alberto Mello e Silva, Oliver Weingärtner, Axel Schlitt, Mar Piedecausa

DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(17)30020-x

Publication date: April 20, 2017

Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine General Medicine Internal Medicine


Experts agree that lifestyle changes including a healthy diet are important for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention…

Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel

Authors: Brian A. Ference, Henry N. Ginsberg, Ian Graham, Kausik K. Ray, Chris J. Packard, Eric Bruckert, Robert A. Hegele, Ronald M. Krauss, Frederick J. Raal, Heribert Schunkert, Gerald F. Watts, Jan Borén, Sergio Fazio, Jay D. Horton, Luis Masana, Stephen J. Nicholls, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Bart van de Sluis, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Lale Tokgözoğlu, Ulf Landmesser, Ulrich Laufs, Olov Wiklund, Jane K. Stock, M. John Chapman, Alberico L. Catapano

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx144

Publication date: March 8, 2017

Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine


During the 85th EAS congress in Prague, the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) announced the publication of a new Consensus Statement, which…

2016 ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias

Authors: Alberico L. Catapano, Ian Graham, Guy De Backer, Olov Wiklund, M. John Chapman, Heinz Drexel, Arno W. Hoes, Catriona S. Jennings, Ulf Landmesser, Terje R. Pedersen, Željko Reiner, Gabriele Riccardi, Marja-Riita Taskinen, Lale Tokgozoglu, W. M. Monique Verschuren, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, David A. Wood, Jose Luis Zamorano

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw272

Publication date: August 27, 2016

Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine


The guidelines recommend a diet low in saturated fat with a focus on wholegrain products, vegetables, fruit and fish. Further, the guidelines outline…

2016 European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

Authors: Massimo F. Piepoli, Arno W. Hoes, Stefan Agewall, Christian Albus, Carlos Brotons, Alberico L. Catapano, Marie-Therese Cooney, Ugo Corrà, Bernard Cosyns, Christi Deaton, Ian Graham, Michael Stephen Hall, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Herbert Löllgen, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Joep Perk, Eva Prescott, Josep Redon, Dimitrios J. Richter, Naveed Sattar, Yvo Smulders, Monica Tiberi, H. Bart van der Worp, Ineke van Dis, W. M. Monique Verschuren

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw106

Publication date: May 25, 2016

Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine


CVD prevention is seen as effective in reducing the impact of CVD whilst the elimination of health risk behaviors would make it possible to prevent at least 80% of CVD.

An international atherosclerosis society position paper: global recommendations for the management of dyslipidemia-full report

Authors: Scott M. Grundy, Hidenori Arai, Philip Barter, Thomas P. Bersot, D. John Betteridge, Rafael Carmena, Ada Cuevas, Michael H. Davidson, Jacques Genest, Y. Antero Kesäniemi, Shaukat Sadikot, Raul D. Santos, Andrey V. Susekov, Rody G. Sy, S. LaleTokgözoglu, Gerald F. Watts, Dong Zhao

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2013.12.005

Publication date: December 17, 2013

Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Internal Medicine Nutrition and Dietetics